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Read previewWhen Shao Chun Chen was laid off from Google in February 2024, the news didn't come as a complete surprise.
He told Business Insider that a layoff isn't dissimilar to a breakup: "It was like saying goodbye to an eight-year relationship."
He joined Google in 2016 as an account manager and was leading a sales team when he was let go.
Shao, who had prepared for layoffs and had a seven-figure investment portfolio to fall back on, shares three red flags he noticed.
Persons:
—, Shao Chun Chen, Merrill Lynch, Shao, sprees —, that's
Organizations:
Service, Google, BI, Business
Locations:
Singapore