Working at Meta, Adekunle Ayodele knew getting laid off was a possibility. In recent years, layoffs have been happening rapidly in tech, and traditional ideas around job security and the 9-to-5 have been shifting. Ayodele was nearly four years into his role as a program manager at Meta when they were notified that layoffs would be happening in a few weeks. He kept on refreshing his inbox, and eventually, Ayodele found out his service was no longer needed. Ayodele has a wife and two kids he needs to provide for. He felt prepared for the layoff because he always tried to live below his means. Ayodele also had entrepreneurial ideas in his back pocket. He was ready to figure out his next chapter. Read more about how Adekunle Ayodele saw his layoff as an opportunity at the link in our bio. As told to Charissa Cheong (Credit: Adekunle Ayodele) #layoffs #tech #jobsecurity