So. Many. Layoff. Spreadsheets. Plus, our new Resource Kit

Defenders of the Downsized: exclusive news for the Layoff-Aid community

Welcome to another "COVID-19 edition" of Defenders of the Downsized. I’m admittedly disheartened to see more layoffs and spreadsheets than ever.

To help ease what must be an unusually difficult time to have gotten laid off, we’re rolling out a new Resource Kit and Slack Group. New Layoff-Aid job-seekers have automatically been getting: a curated list of resources for each phase of their transition, sometimes with exclusive partner perks just for our community, plus an invitation to a small but growing Layoff-Aid Slack group where job-seekers and volunteers are helping each other out.

Without further ado, all the sheets:

🚨 Newly Available Talent 🚨

Lots of SF Tech

A Mix of SF Tech & Other

Also, want vetted SF Tech Talent that is i) available due to layoffs ii) not on these sheets iii) matched directly to your startup’s openings and iv) responsive to your outreach? The savviest talent acquisition pros use Layoff-Aid for Hiring.

Relevant Reads

a16z: Planning and Managing Layoffs
HBR: A Better, Fairer Approach to Layoffs
Henry Ward: Carta's covid-19 layoff
Layoff-Aid Blog (archive): How to downsize with dignity and grace

"Privacy-Conscious Spreadsheet Template" Coming Soon

Our next newsletter will have a full-blown guide on how to manage privacy concerns before spreading spreadsheets; in the interim, keep submitting your draft layoff spreadsheets so we can not just circulate among the SF tech community but also help you craft your sheet in a privacy-conscious way. Before you unleash your personal contact info to the Internet... forever.

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Hang in there,

Adam and the Layoff-Aid team