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And Treating Community Like Currency

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 sponsor a future issue and treat readers to coffee on you? Hit reply. This week’s coffee is on Plum Coaching. That means 10 readers will get a $10 gift card to a coffeeshop, on the incredible team of coaches and resume writers at Plum. All you have to do is open today’s issue, and you’ll be entered to win.
Laid Off: And the Insulin Isn't Optional

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

Laid Off is the coolest place on the internet to talk about being laid off. Want to sponsor a future issue and treat readers to coffee on you? Hit reply. This week’s coffee is on California Naturals. That means 10 readers will get a $10 gift card to a coffeeshop, on the haircare brand. All you have to do is open today’s issue, and you’ll be entered to win. Winners will be randomly selected and emailed by tomorrow morning.
Laid Off: When Tariffs Hit the Furniture World

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

Before we dive in… Laid Off hats are here. Did you get yours? In today’s issue, I talk to Leonora Epstein on the ripple effects of tariffs in the furniture space and how her design Substack has become her creative anchor. Leonora Epstein was laid off last month from her role as VP of Content & Creative at a luxury cabinetry startup. “I knew I’d be the first to go,” she said, citing industry-wide tariff pressure and her understanding that creative is often first on the chopping block.
Hottest recessioncore hat of the summer just dropped

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

A few weeks ago, some cuties from the Laid Off Discord met up in Fort Greene Park to model the now shoppable Laid Off hats. Nearly every person in these photos has been laid off — including photographer Rona Akbari, who I first interviewed for the newsletter earlier this year. She killed it. I’ve been wanting to make Laid Off hats for a minute. Not just because they’re cool (they are), but because getting laid off shouldn’t be something you have to hide. It happens. It happened to me.
Laid Off: A Gen Zer Losing Faith in Corporate America

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

Laid Off is the coolest place on the internet to talk about being laid off. Want to sponsor a future issue and treat readers to coffee on you? Hit reply. This week’s coffee is on TenYour. That means 10 readers will get a $10 gift card to a coffeeshop, on TenYour. All you have to do is open today’s issue, and you’ll be entered to win. Winners will be randomly selected and emailed by tomorrow morning. TenYour is a generational wealth company helping Millennial & Gen Z professionals build wealth.
Laid Off: From the Gambling Industry

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

Laid Off is the coolest place on the internet to talk about being laid off. In today’s issue, I talk to Hunter Hewitt, the former SEO strategist at Gambling.com Group, about breaking into the online gambling industry and navigating the stigma that comes with it. Hunter Hewitt had been eyeing the online gambling industry for a while. In 2021, while working as a digital marketing manager at a Bay Area tech startup, he was constantly checking job boards looking for a way in.
Laid Off: Engagement Editor at SB Nation

1 month 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.
Laid Off: Communications Specialist at USAID

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? 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.
Laid Off: And Building Her Own Coworking Space

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 Michelene Wilkerson, who worked in community programming at The Wing and Round.
Laid Off: Department of Energy's Hydrogen Technology Community Engagement Lead

1 month 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.