Observations From a Layoff (Yes, Mine)

And also: sheer blouses inspired by Babygirl, because I hold multitudes.

“Business Update” read the title of the meeting invitation I received bright and early from my manager one morning in December. But I didn’t need to open it to know what was to come. I’d been anticipating a layoff for months, and, in fact, had woken up the morning prior – 40 minutes before my alarm was set to go off – with a strong, unignorable intuitio…