Commentary: Losing your job shouldn’t mean losing your identity
by Simone Stolzoff, Los Angeles Times
Jun 05, 2023
3 minutes
From California-based tech giants Twitter and Meta to retailers such as Amazon and Walmart, few industries have been spared from layoffs in recent weeks. These layoffs are a devastating blow to workers’ livelihoods. But the ripple effects run deeper than paychecks. When you lose your job, you also lose an identity.
I’ve spent the past three years speaking to over 100 workers — from kayak guides in Alaska to Wall Street
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