I was laid off from my $200K job at Meta after only 8 months. My side hustle helped me turn a crisis into an opportunity.
Being laid off from Meta meant Scott Goodfriend took a risk on his food tour side hustle and turned it into a $145,000-a-year business.
https://www.businessinsider.com/laid-off-meta-started-side-hustle-full-time-business-2025-1