If you recently lost your job—or think you might lose it soon—Laura Brown and Kristina O'Neill are here to help! On this episode of How To!, Carvell Wallace talks to the authors of <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/All-the-Cool-Girls-Get-Fired/Laura-Brown/9781668067451">All the Cool Girls Get Fired</a> about what to do when you get the ax—and how to turn termination into a real opportunity. 
If you liked this conversation, check out the Slate podcast Death, Sex & Money’s <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/death-sex-money/2025/09/gen-z-job-market-ai-ghost-jobs-hiring">recent episode</a> on “Why Job Hunting Feels So Grim Lately, Especially for Gen Z.”
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