During the Meta layoffs, a list was circulating with tips for employees. These ranged from the mundane such as updating mailing addresses, to the time-consuming tasks people often defer like using healthcare benefits. With a nudge from my coworkers, I scheduled a few preventative tests and appointments. To my surprise, I discovered I was born with a congenital heart defect and urgently needed open heart surgery. On paper, I was a perfectly healthy adult with no symptoms of cardiac issues. Yet, I had unknowingly lived my entire life with a dangerous heart condition that was within weeks of becoming fatal. The timing was serendipitous, truly a silver lining of the layoffs. I had surgery with a team of specialists at Texas Children's Hospital, spending almost 12 hrs in the operating room and a week in the ICU. It was the most challenging, humbling, and painful experience. I'm grateful to be alive and feel more resilient than ever. I’m also lucky I had a very ‘fixable’ condition with a healthy outlook for a long life ahead of me. I debated for a long time if/how I wanted to share this. I am proud to be a "heart warrior" and hope my story can inspire others. Thank you to my anonymous #Metamates who wrote those employee tips. Don’t take your health for granted and never skip your doctor appointments! 🫀🏥 Now for why I'm sharing this on LinkedIn -- I'm fully recovered and searching for my next marketing role. I have 10 years of experience leading growth marketing, demand gen, lifecycle, and channel marketing for big tech, Fortune 500 brands, and start-ups. Please reach out about any opportunities that could be a fit. #layoffs #metalayoffs #layoffstory #opentowork #marketerforhire #marketing #jobseeker #heartwarrior #openheartsurgery #achd
Triana Z. It's been too long since we connected! Loved working together while you were at Cece's. I can attest that any company you join will be lucky to have you. My Foodservice firm is growing and adding new clients. Will let you know if I hear about any open marketing positions. Also very happy to hear that you're OK and recovered from heart surgery you never knew you needed. So lucky you found out in time.
Hi triana! We have a few marketing roles at Zapier that may be a fit, and will be posting a few others in the next week or so!
Triana Z. - thank you for sharing your journey. So glad that you are fully recovered. May I suggest tapping into your Gaucho connections. Make posts and peek at our UCSB DEPT OF COMM LinkedIn group in addition to UCSB FSL and that of Delta Gamma. Join and tap into Gauchonetwork.com. Hope these thoughts are helpful. 💙💛
I'm so happy to hear that it was fixable and that you acted quickly!! This thing called life is a wild ride. Anyone hiring for Marketing roles would be lucky to have Triana
Holy sh*t. That is an amazing, jaw dropping story. I'm so glad you are fully recovered! Wishing you the best in your search (and thinking maybe you need to write a book in the meantime?). 💕
So glad to hear you caught this, are recovering and had time to focus on your health. You're going to land somewhere amazing and do more big things next, without a doubt! On standby to help however i can.
Health is wealth. Glad you got through the surgery and are fully recovered.
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8moCommenting for better reach! Have you heard of Pathrise.com? I know a few people, including a close friend, who used their guidance and ended up with a fantastic job offer. They provide valuable support for job seekers. Best of luck on your job search!