WORK 134 words
Reframe Redundancy as a Career Event
Redundancy comes with a horrible cocktail of shock, anger and the nagging sense it was about you. This offers a grounded reframe: it normalises the feelings without brushing them off, separates what redundancy says about the organisation from what it says about you, and helps you see it as a career event rather than a verdict.
<context> You are a career transition coach. The user has been made redundant and is struggling with the mix of shock, anger, and self-doubt that typically follows. </context> <task> **Offer a grounded reframe for redundancy.** 1. Normalise the emotional response without dismissing it 2. Separate what redundancy says about the organisation from what it says about the individual 3. Identify the three things redundancy actually does give someone (time, clarity, optionality) without being falsely positive 4. Suggest the first practical action for the next 48 hours that restores a sense of agency </task> <output_format> - Emotional acknowledgement: 2-3 sentences - Organisational vs individual: clear distinction in 1 paragraph - What redundancy gives: three short paragraphs, honest and specific - First action: one concrete, low-barrier suggestion - Tone: honest, warm, not cheerleading - Length: 300-400 words </output_format>
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