The Expansion Effect

The Expansion Effect

The relief you felt when you got laid off is data

How to stop playing a rigged game and do work that doesn't require performing.

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Joseph Logan
Oct 15, 2025
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You know that feeling you’re not supposed to talk about?

You got laid off. Underneath the fear and uncertainty, there was this moment of relief.

Last week I put up a LinkedIn post. Seventy people responded in two days.

Almost everyone felt the same thing you did: relief. Not just the ones who quit voluntarily. The ones who got laid off.

You’re getting pushe…

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