Surviving a Layoff in 2026: Your First 30 Days With a free ebook to lower your stress, protect your finances, and help you stay organized.

More than 1,600 companies have announced mass layoffs since January 2026. If you’re reading this because it just happened to you, we want you to know: you are not alone, and you are not without options.

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A house near us took down their Trump flag and put up a "No dictators" flag (!) instead. ❤️

The New Rules of Applying for Jobs (That No One Told You) Includes a free checklist to help you organize your job search!

Job searching has always been a game. It’s just that the rules have changed, and nobody sent you the memo.

Here’s what’s actually working right now.

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The Jobs Report Was Unexpectedly Strong. Now What? Before this morning’s release of the monthly jobs report from the Labor Department, economists were predicting the addition of around 60,000 jobs to nonfarm payrolls.

I mean, that's good, right? Right?
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Look, all I'm gonna say is that if you want guillotines, this is how you get guillotines.

How to Build a High-Impact Job Search Strategy (Without the Burnout) One of the most challenging aspects of a job search is developing a strategy that actually works.

Whether you're just starting a job hunt or your current search feels stuck, here are several high-impact strategies to increase your chances of landing your next position.

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If You Feel Behind in Your Career, Read This There’s no playbook when it comes to building a career. To quote the Dread Pirate Roberts, "Anyone who says differently is selling something."

There’s no playbook when it comes to building a career. To quote the Dread Pirate Roberts, “Anyone who says differently is selling something.”

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How to Survive Financially Until You Get Hired Job searching is tough under the best of circumstances.

I am so mad that this piece is necessary right now.
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See one beloved Canadian gay hockey show!

Jobs Report: Payrolls Plummet, Shedding 92,000 Jobs Note: an earlier version of this post read “92,0000 jobs” instead of “92,000 jobs.” In addition to not being a real number, that was unnecessarily scary.

This jobs report is GRIM.
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The Top 5 Job Search Sites, According to the Data Job sites are less effective on-ramps to employment than they used to be, but they can be part of a successful job search strategy.

Some job sites are better than others, according to data from Huntr.
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The (Pretty Grim) Job Search Advice We Need to Give You Right Now But also: some good news about those scary, long-term predictions around AI taking everyone's job.

As @alisondoyle.bsky.social recently noted, this job market feels a lot like the Great Recession — but without the long-term unemployment benefits that cushioned the blow for mid-aughts workers.
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Are You Applying to Ghost Jobs? There are plenty of listings on job sites. So why is everyone we know having an impossible time getting hired?

If you go by the number of listings on job sites and data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job openings are seemingly plentiful. So why is everyone we know having an impossible time getting hired?
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Jobs Report: Revisions Show 403,000 Fewer Jobs in 2025 Than Originally Reported The monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows 130,000 jobs added in January, nearly double economists’ expectations. Dig deeper, however, and you’ll see the uneven and stagnant job...

Not a typo, unfortunately.
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Meet My Emotional Support Rabbit OK, technically, she’s my daughter’s pet.

I have a new theory about how love works, thanks to this silly bunny.
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Is AI Really to Blame for All These Layoffs? If you’ve skimmed the headlines lately, you might assume that recent layoffs are due to companies deploying AI. But there may be more to the story.

If you’ve skimmed the headlines lately, you might assume that these cuts are due to companies deploying AI technology in order to cut labor costs. But there may be more to the story.
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Here’s How Long It Takes to Get a Job Now Huntr released its Annual Job Search Trends Report last week, and the numbers confirm what many job seekers have been saying: getting hired really is taking longer than it used to.

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a) wow it's a while since I've heard a full on protest song, good work
b) you do have to wonder if "Bruce Springsteen wrote a song calling you, personally, a twat" might get through to ICE lackeys and Trump cultists where other stuff doesn't.

The 5 Best Ways to Get Hired in January and February If you’re seeing more job openings right now, you’re not alone.

The January hiring boost is real — even in this extremely weird job market.

We just published a new Job Hopper post with practical advice for getting hired right now ... with a sprinkle of job-search luck ✨

Read here: thejobhopper.substack.com/p/the-5-best...

I seriously thought this was fake at first.

I Accidentally Got a Full-Time Job Using Our Own Advice. Here’s What Happened. Last week, I started a new job. You'll never guess how I got it. (You'll probably guess right away.)

There's a hefty amount of luck involved in getting a job in this market. But there are a few things you can do to boost your odds of success.

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boy that gyre sure keeps getting wider

Jobs Report: Payrolls Added Only 49,000 Jobs per Month on Average in 2025 When retail trade sheds jobs in December, you know the job market is in trouble.

YIKES.
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The Best (and Worst) Excuses for Calling Out of Work Everyone needs a day off from work now and then.

V. important info for the week of Mondays that lies ahead.
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I like it!

Painting of sunlight on the ocean and one particular wave in the middle of a bright streak of sunlight on the water showing the sunlight shining through the wave itself as it rises

Wave in Backlight — Peter Witt
oil on canvas
80 x 80 cm

KEEPER.

I love to be told that feminism has failed women by women whose careers and ability to flourish in public life, let alone have a credit card, only exist because of feminism