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A Survival Guide for When You’ve Been Laid Off

How to cope and what to do next if your company lets you go

You can’t predict whether you’ll be laid off, but you can have a solid plan in case it happens.

The rapid succession of layoff announcements at Meta Platforms Inc., Twitter Inc. and other technology companies have put some workers on edge, and not just in Silicon Valley. The job market overall remains strong, but forecasts of slowing growth have stoked worries that more employers across the economy may slash their payrolls.

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