A senior product designer says that after losing her job, getting divorced, and having to move within weeks, she looked for a way to find purpose and help others in similar situations. She developed a layoff support tool intended to guide people through practical next steps after receiving a layoff notice, including information aimed at helping users make decisions quickly during a period of uncertainty. According to the account, she used rapid development methods—vibing, prototyping, and coding a website—to create the tool. The project is presented as a response to her own experience of sudden disruption, with a focus on offering clarity and support when employees face financial, logistical, and emotional challenges. The story frames the tool as a direct attempt to reduce confusion for people dealing with layoffs, drawing on lessons from the author’s personal circumstances. Overall, multiple outlets present the same narrative: an individual turns personal setbacks into a digital resource for laid-off workers.