For people who just got laid off

You know people who could help

Twenty people said to let them know. Give them a night, a plan and a job each.

Start my team

Dan's teamWeek 2

PriyaAdvisor, fintech

2 intros offered

MarcusAdvisor, hiring manager

Resume reviewed

AliceCoach

Agenda drafted

Priya shared an opportunity Director of Ops at Northwind. I worked with their CTO. Want me to send a note?

Does this sound like your week

The hardest part is the silence

"Let me know if I can help"

They meant it, then waited for a specific ask you did not have.

The resume disappears

No reply, no reason. You cannot fix what nobody will name.

Month four looks like month one

Same boards, same silence, and you are the only one tracking it.

1.9 million

people have been out of work 27 weeks or longer.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Situation, June 2026.

What almost nobody gets

Laid off into a community, not a void

The willing people already exist in your life, and nobody has handed them a role.

Everyone gets a real job

Two or three advisors and a coach, each with tasks that fit.

Feedback with a verdict

Feedback ends in a call: ready to send, minor tweaks or major revision.

The team holds the thread

A phase plan, a standing meeting and a check-in where a bad week can be said.

"Trapped in our tradition of rugged individualism, we are an extraordinary lonely people."

M. Scott Peck, The Different Drum

I built this after my own layoffs, and after a support group I volunteered to lead fell apart. It is not finished, so if something is broken, tell me. Nathan Rohm, founder

If this is your week, start here

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Send three people a link tonight

Set up your team, invite the people who already offered, and give them something real to do.

Start my team

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