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Remote work has made getting laid off from a job a lonely affair. As people virtually pack up their desks, there are no rounds of drinks from commiserating co-workers or a chance for personal goodbyes. Young workers are bridging this gulf, the New York Times reports, by streaming recordings of their discharge meetings on sites like TikTok. “The boundary between the personal and professional has been broken,” Harvard economist Sandra Sucher, who studies layoffs, told the paper. People cite a range of reasons for posting such personal moments for the world to witness. For some, it’s a matter of …

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