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The Layoff Letter That Lost Its Power

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When Sarah Chen opened the email from her company's HR department on a Tuesday morning in March 2024, her stomach dropped. After eleven years at...

This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Hebrews 13:5-6.

When Sarah Chen opened the email from her company's HR department on a Tuesday morning in March 2024, her stomach dropped. After eleven years at a Portland marketing firm, her position was being eliminated. She sat in her car in the parking garage, gripping the steering wheel, doing the math — mortgage, her daughter's braces, the car payment due Friday.…

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