Send us a text When I started The Reboot Era five months ago, I had just been laid off and was staring down one of the hardest job markets in recent memory. What began as a way to process my own story quickly grew into something bigger — 25+ conversations about layoffs, pivots, side hustles, resilience, and rebuilding. In this 12-minute season finale, I read a letter to the version of myself who didn’t see the layoff coming — the me who thought relationships were real until they went silent, ...
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Send us a text When I started The Reboot Era five months ago, I had just been laid off and was staring down one of the hardest job markets in recent memory. What began as a way to process my own story quickly grew into something bigger — 25+ conversations about layoffs, pivots, side hustles, resilience, and rebuilding. In this 12-minute season finale, I read a letter to the version of myself who didn’t see the layoff coming — the me who thought relationships were real until they went silent, ...
Reboot 16 | MM3 - Resilience in the Gaming Industry
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2 months ago
Reboot 16 | MM3 - Resilience in the Gaming Industry
Send us a text In this episode of The Reboot Era, I sit down with Nellie Hughes — a design director with 20 years in the gaming industry, most recently at Xbox Publishing. Nellie shares her journey from creating open-world experiences to navigating a layoff at one of the biggest names in tech. We cover everything from building creative teams and advocating for accessibility, to spotting layoffs before they happen, to the reality of ageism in tech. Nellie also shares how networking — done with...
The Reboot Era
Send us a text When I started The Reboot Era five months ago, I had just been laid off and was staring down one of the hardest job markets in recent memory. What began as a way to process my own story quickly grew into something bigger — 25+ conversations about layoffs, pivots, side hustles, resilience, and rebuilding. In this 12-minute season finale, I read a letter to the version of myself who didn’t see the layoff coming — the me who thought relationships were real until they went silent, ...
