Laid off during the 2008 recession. What happens when losing your job pushes you into the exact situation you never would have chosen for yourself?

If you are navigating a layoff, facing an unexpected career change, or feeling afraid to step outside your comfort zone, this episode is for you.

In this episode of Pink Slip Pavilion, host Ashley Waddington sits down with Charles Waddington to talk about what it really looks like to lose your job during an economic downturn and discover strengths you never knew you had.

Fresh out of high school, Charles was working long hours in a physically demanding shipping role when the 2008 financial crisis hit. As layoffs swept through the company, he hoped he would be spared.

He wasn't.

What followed was a leap of faith to Austin, Texas, where a promising job oppo ...