Originally published on LinkedIn on July 21, 2020. Congratulations, you’ve been laid off! If it’s any consolation, please know that your previous employer will better be able to fiscally withstand the current economic climate without you. Remember, it wasn’t personal—it’s just business. Yeah, OK. About 13 months ago, I walked into my office after my first and only trip to an Orange Theory. As I got situated at my desk, finally feeling like I wasn’t about to die, my creative director, who was based in another city, unexpectedly walked through the front door. “Am I getting fired?” I quipped. It was my go-to joke whenever a boss wants to talk. “Uh, let’s go talk,” he responded. Well… there’s that. What took place next was more or less what you read in the opening of this diatribe. We lost a client, the agency is being reorganized. Your position is being eliminated.