A Post-Layoff Trip To The Cayman Islands Taught Me How To Start Over

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Oh, layoffs. The dreaded buzzword of our generation. At this point, it feels like a rite of passage nobody actually asked for. Almost everyone I know is either looking for a job, has just been laid off, or is consoling someone who has been laid off. According to The Washington Post, 1.1 million jobs have been cut this year — the highest since the

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