I am writing today because getting laid-off was miserable, the month that followed was a roller-coaster of experiences and emotions, but I succeeded and I want to share my story with you, in hopes that it will be a message of hope.

“This is an email I wish I never had to send”. At 10am sharp, the CEO’s email popped up in my inbox. A few minutes afterward, my work computer was locked, my slack account and email deactivated, and I laid off, among the 250 colleagues.

Congratulations, you just made a choice that would make your career sound really fancy! Predicting elections, forecasting business growth, identifying people in risk of cancer… a future of doing those projects is really motivating.