Brittany Pietsch, a young account executive at tech company Cloudflare, made public the conversation in which she learned she was losing her job. The young workers say they find catharsis and connection in recounting the devastation the layoffs have wrought on their finances and mental health.
They complain about the impersonal nature of job hunting in the age of artificial recruiters and are also willing to leave work that doesn't fulfill them. Their openness represents a significant change from the shame and silence that previously accompanied unemployment.