Melanie Ehrenkranz

Los Angeles, New York

Freelance Writer and Researcher at Freelance

head of content + community @ business class | writes laid off

Articles

Laid Off: During Mic's "Pivot to Video"

1 week ago | laid0ff.substack.com | Melanie Ehrenkranz

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Laid Off: The Only Disability Reporter in the Newsroom

1 month ago | laid0ff.substack.com | Melanie Ehrenkranz

Laid Off is the coolest place on the internet to talk about being laid off. Wanna collab? Have a tip? Hit reply. Paid subscribers get access to:The Laid Off Discord 💬Laid Off Trend Reports 📈The Pen Pals program 📫…and the warm fuzzies for supporting independent media 💖This is a reader-supported publication and I appreciate you. In today’s issue, I talk to Shruti Rajkumar, a former HuffPost breaking news and disability reporter laid off earlier this month.
Negotiating 'Severance'

2 months ago | laid0ff.substack.com | Melanie Ehrenkranz

Laid Off is the coolest place on the internet to talk about being laid off. Wanna partner? Have a tip? Hit reply. We’ve got a special issue of Laid Off today – a pop culture dispatch from journalist and critic Jake Kleinman. He was laid off from his role of Executive Editor at Inverse on November 8, 2024, and shares an essay on what it’s like writing about the Apple TV+ series centered around identity and work right after unceremoniously losing your own job.
Laid Off: And Launched a Fragrance Brand

Dec 9, 2024 | laid0ff.substack.com | Melanie Ehrenkranz

Laid Off is the coolest place on the internet to talk about being laid off. Wanna partner? Have a tip? Hit reply. In today’s issue, we talk to Brianna "B.A." Arps, a former investigative journalist, on being laid off when people were still going into the office, "Mean Girl" culture, and starting her own indie fragrance label. In the fall of 2018, then beauty journalist Brianna Arps was leaving a boxing class when she saw a random meeting added to her calendar.
Laid Off: Editorial Director at Thrillist

Oct 28, 2024 | laid0ff.substack.com | Melanie Ehrenkranz

This newsletter is the coolest place on the internet to talk about being laid off. Wanna partner? Hit reply. First thing’s first — today is the last day to join Laid Off Pen Pals. I’ll be matching readers this week and sending out welcome kits. Fill out this form by 7pm PT tonight. In today’s issue, we talk to a former Editorial Director at Thrillist on the vibe after your peers are laid off and you’re still there and the state of the job hunt.
Laid Off: Senior Climate Writer at TechCrunch

Oct 8, 2024 | laid0ff.substack.com | Melanie Ehrenkranz |Lindsey Stanberry

In today’s issue, we talk to a former Senior Climate Writer at TechCrunch on unionizing, trans healthcare, and her dreamy rock two-song release. Harri Weber, 33, worked at TechCrunch for two years covering climate and transportation. She was among around six people laid off in February. Harri believes she was laid off for a few reasons: She’s based in Los Angeles and the new Editor-in-Chief at the time wanted to staff up in San Francisco. She wasn’t a top traffic performer. She was paid well.
Why is Donald Trump turning up in office inspo on Insta - while everyone's sharing their getting fired stories

Sep 8, 2024 | emmarowley.substack.com | Emma Rowley |Laura Brown |Melanie Ehrenkranz

Hello! I am back, recovered from the plague (well, a plague) with a pitstop to recuperate at the ultimate cliché of Londoners in the Countryside, (Soho) Farmhouse. Which poses the modern-day version of the question: if a tree falls in the forest, with no one watching, does it make a sound? Which is: if you’re at Farmhouse and don’t post a selfie on your socials, did you really go? Let’s find out.
nothing kills the vibe like the ceo at your lunch table

Sep 4, 2024 | asseenonbyochuko.substack.com | Ochuko Akpovbovbo |Erika Veurink |Arden Yum |Melanie Ehrenkranz

i know i was gone for a week, but i won’t tell you why—it’s a secret. while I was away, I had a few calls with readers, and each person described as seen on differently. some called it a business newsletter, while others said it was a culture newsletter, depending on what they were into. fun, right?
Laid Off: A Social Media Producer at Condé Nast

Aug 19, 2024 | laid0ff.substack.com | Melanie Ehrenkranz

Margaret L., 28, was laid off from her social media job at Condé Nast in May 2024. “I was told I was laid off since I was working as a single-role incumbent position,” she said. “You tell me what that means!”Margaret was first informed about the layoffs in November 2023, but due to management delays on getting their union a fair contract, the process was dragged out until May of this year.
Are workplace wellness programs a scam?

Jan 18, 2024 | melsunwell.substack.com | Melanie Ehrenkranz

Nearly a decade ago now, I worked in newsrooms that showed workers they “cared” about them through things like branded SWAG and free snacks in the kitchen. Of course, when you’re making just enough to cover rent in the city the job requires you to work in, filling your work bag with free fancy granola bars seems like a perk. Of course, it’s not.