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How do I explain a layoff in interviews? after 13 years as a barista
Nadia Nakamura
8/19/2026, 8:32:36 PM
I have an interview next week and I am unsure how to explain why I left my last job as a barista. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. I have been practising in the mirror. Do they ask follow-ups?
Oluwaseun Nakamura
9/16/2026, 12:58:22 PM
Practise it out loud with a friend. Mine felt natural after the third try.
Kenji Nakamura
9/18/2026, 8:26:28 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.
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