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A Day To Remember

There are moments in life that changes your trajectory.  Where the path you were on disintegrate and you are left in the woods - wondering, what's next? 03.12.24. A date that I will never forget. On 02.12.24 at 11.45pm local time, I was asleep. It was not a normal day at work as we knew people were getting impacted and there were major transformation going on throughout the organization. After that week, 5% of the workforce would be laid off however, who and where were uncertain. Unbeknownst to me an invitation from Global went out for a call scheduled at the stroke of midnight. Within 10 minutes those on the call across North America, EMEA and APAC were notified that they were laid off. Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on how you view it, I missed the call because of the hour it was scheduled. The next day, amidst a flurry of WhatsApp messages, I piece together that I was also part of the 8,500 employees. Two of my colleagues in Singapore attended the night call and looking...