The importance of communities

The fact that there is such a lack of diversity is one of the reasons why we have to rely on building strong communities. You never know how a job will go. Every role you say yes to is a gamble. Everyone has the ability to fall through the cracks, but once you do, is anyone there to catch you? Companies don’t operate the way they used to. Companies today have learned that they can hire many employees at once, and conduct massive hiring sprees where their needs can be met in the moment to match the market demand and funding they’re experiencing.

But what happens when companies experience periods of downturn? They turn to one of the tried and true tricks of rebalancing their P&L: mass layoffs. Where I live, in NYC, it’s a cut-throat environment. The best of the best come here to live, work, and build their dream lives. Those who have strong professional networks can combat the repercussions of layoffs more easily than others...