Schiltz: I was laid off during a reduction and rehired within a year
Shannon Schiltz · a16z Podcast | Managing Uncertainty -- Layoffs and Talent · Jan 2, 2019 · at 26:31
Shannon Schiltz, talent partner at Andreessen Horowitz, shares her personal experience being laid off from Opsware before being rehired within a year.
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“I was laid off on the second layoff. And so like the, if you do it right, the loyalty doesn't go away and you can continue like keeping, you know, people that are important. And you know, we, I was the second, second layoff we did, I was reduced and hired back within a year”
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