Melanie Ehrenkranz

3 days ago | laid0ff.substack.com | Melanie Ehrenkranz

Laid Off is the coolest place on the internet to talk about being laid off. This week’s coffee is on ! That means 10 readers will get a $10 gift card to a coffeeshop, on creator Ariella Steinhorn. All you have to do is open today’s issue, and you’ll be entered to win. Winners will be randomly selected and emailed tomorrow morning. Ariella Steinhorn has lived several lives as a ballerina, tech exec, startup founder, and now writer.

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

Laid Off is the coolest place on the internet to talk about being laid off. Wanna collab? Sponsor this thing? Have a juicy tip? Hit reply. In today’s issue, I talk to former USAID communications specialist Kossana Young on what it’s like for your agency to be abruptly dismantled by the Trump administration. Kossana Young, 28, was working in the office of maternal and child health at USAID when she saw a news report that a global health senior staff member was escorted out of the building by police.

1 week 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 Michelene Wilkerson, who worked in community programming at The Wing and Round.

1 week 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. Gentle reminder: Laid Off is kept afloat by paying subscribers who support the work. If you like this newsletter and have the means — I understand a lot of my reader base recently lost their jobs, and that’s why most of the issues are free — consider becoming a paid subscriber. At $5/month, that’s like one fancy coffee a month. Or the delivery fee on your DoorDash order.

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

Laid Off is the coolest place on the internet to talk about being laid off. Want to reach 8k+ smart and cool readers while also treating people on the job hunt to a coffee/tea? I’m launching Laid Off classifieds! You can read more about how they’ll work here, and if you’re interested in sponsoring a future issue, fill out this form. In today’s issue, I talk to Joya Patel, a former U.S. Department of Health and Human Services worker. Joya was laid off in February, just two days after Robert F.