Hi there,
My name's Yowei Shaw and I'm a journalist working on a story for the podcast This American Life (www.thisamericanlife.org) about layoffs, after getting laid off myself from NPR (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/25/us/npr-layoffs-podcasts.html).
It was an awful experience and I'm so sorry West Corp. might be facing layoffs as well.
Which is why I'm reaching out. I'm looking to talk to workers who know or suspect layoffs are coming, but are still waiting to find out who's on the list. I'm hoping this story can shed light on what it's like to go through this and some of the larger questions and issues that surround layoffs.
If you're open to talking, please get in touch this week or next at shaw.yr@gmail.com. I can tell you more about what I'm working on, and if it helps, we can speak on background or off the record. Feel free to pass this along to anyone who's in the same situation and if you have any leads, I'm all ears.
Thanks so much for considering. Sending my very best to you and your colleagues. My heart goes out to y'all.
Oh and if you want to find out more about me and my previous work, you can check out my website www.yoweishaw.com.
Take care,
Yowei