Chieh Huang: Outplacement costs thousands and is mostly limited to executives
Chieh Huang · Advice Line with Chieh Huang of Boxed · Apr 16, 2026 · at 6:10
Chieh Huang, co-founder of Pelgo and former CEO of Boxed, discusses structural barriers in the outplacement industry with Guy Raz.
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“What we found is outplacement is, you know, cost several thousand dollars, and unless you're a certain level of executive, you generally don't get it.”
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