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Remote Workers Face a Lonely Wave of Layoffs



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At some companies, people noted that their teammates were far more helpful than their employers after a layoff. Shortly after losing her job at an e-commerce marketing company in November, Erika Kwee, 32, heard from a colleague who had crowdsourced a list of opportunities and recruiter contacts to help Ms. Kwee navigate her search process.A New Office CultureThe past two years have changed the way we work in profound ways.But many remote workers don’t even have their colleagues’ phone numbers, and they don’t know who to go to for comfort or information. Beth Anstandig, a psychotherapist in the Bay Area, is seeing her clients bear the mental toll of this period.“I hear that people are not sleeping, or sleeping two hours at a time on their couches,” said Ms. Anstandig, who is currently working with both clients conducting layo …

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