COBRA vs Marketplace Insurance for Laid-Off Engineers
The math most engineers get wrong by $5,000–$15,000. COBRA is rarely the right default — here's when it actually wins and when the marketplace destroys it.
H-1B 60-Day Grace Period After a Tech Layoff: A Day-by-Day Guide
What the 60-day rule actually says, what counts as a status change, and the exact decision points week-by-week — written for engineers in the middle of it.
Just Got Laid Off? Your Week 1 Plan
What to actually do in the first 7 days after a tech layoff. Day-by-day. Skip the noise, do the things that compound, don't apply to a single job yet.
When (and How) to Post #OpenToWork on LinkedIn After a Layoff
The green-ring badge has flipped from helpful to harmful at senior+ levels. Here's what actually works in 2026: targeted DMs, a short announcement, and a profile rewrite — in that order, not the badge.
How to Negotiate Severance at a Tech Company
The first offer is almost never the final number. What's actually negotiable, by how much, with scripts — and the signal it sends if you don't try.