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Setback · 2024–2025
The layoff
A door closes.
Donald King, 25, was laid off after winning a PwC AI hackathon. The existing case follows his subsequent move into a startup.
- The choice
- How to respond, seek support and test another direction.
- The circumstances
- A layoff interrupts the plan.
- A different position
- One person's eventual redirection does not make job loss harmless for others.