We did it. The final episode of our Surviving the Layoff series is here, and it's the one we've been building toward.

Getting HR reps to talk to us was not easy. They take confidentiality seriously (and honestly, we respect it). We still interviewed multiple HR professionals (anonymously) across advertising, software, and direct-to-consumer product industries and compiled everything they shared into this episode.

If you've ever wondered what's actually happening behind the scenes when layoffs go down, this is the episode.

In this episode, Amanda and Katie cover:

What's driving the current wave of layoffs and why companies are still reluctant to name AI as the reason

Warning signs to watch for (and why there may be none at all)

How layoff lists actually get made: the 3-6 month planning process,  ...