Exit story when you're laid off? What do you say about what happened and how do you handle the question in interviews

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"The consulting lifestyle wasn't for me, I'm looking for something where I can sleep in my own bed at night"

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Was working out of my vertical for 2 years, got promoted and ranked a 1; six months later came back to my group and staffed on a cluster of a project for 6 months. Got bad rating in July and remained unstaffed for a month. After the bad rating I tried to move back to the other group I had been working with but was blocked by my p. His numbers were soft so that was that.

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You mean fired* not laid off

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@D1 - what's the difference?

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Laid off is when the employer lets you go because of business reasons and agrees to pay you a severance (for example they let you go because business is bad). Fired is when they get rid of you due to a reason particular to you (example- poor performance), etc.

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What happened op?

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To experienced peeps: How often do things like that happen?^

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What level are you?

When did the layoff happen?

Just tell the truth - change in direction. Different focus...

Yea, this sounds more like terminated for performance and not laid off/RIF

How long were you on the bench / which office?

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