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Explaining a layoff without sounding bitter after 11 years as a social media manager
Elif Adeyemi
8/14/2026, 5:50:50 AM
My whole team was cut and I want to say it calmly. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. I have been practising in the mirror. Do you mention numbers?
Farid Adeyemi
9/20/2026, 11:26:59 PM
I keep it to two sentences: the company cut my team, and here is what I am proud of and what I am looking for next.
Bhavna Adeyemi
9/23/2026, 9:48:48 AM
If a company has been in the news for layoffs, you can mention that. Often the interviewer already knows.
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