Built for clarity, not clicks
LayoffNext was created to fill a specific gap: people going through layoffs need structured, honest, practical guidance — not fear-driven content or overwhelming lists of options.
Our Mission
LayoffNext is an independent educational resource built to organize practical layoff preparation and recovery information in one place. We believe that when people have access to good information, structured steps, and clear tools, they navigate transitions far better than when they're searching in a panic.
We are not a job board. We are not a recruiter. We are not a law firm or a financial advisor. We are an educational resource that aims to earn trust by being honest, structured, and genuinely useful — and by being clear about what we are not.
Who's Behind LayoffNext
Deepak Middha created LayoffNext after seeing how confusing layoffs can become when employment, finances, health insurance, and visa status are all connected. As an immigrant who has lived and worked in the United States for nearly 20 years, he understands the stress of navigating employment changes, immigration paperwork, compliance deadlines, and financial planning at the same time.
His background in finance, compliance, analysis, and business operations shapes the way LayoffNext tools are built: structured, deadline-aware, and designed to turn confusing situations into practical next steps. Visa-related calculators and guides are modeled against official USCIS operational frameworks and are written to help readers prepare better questions for HR, recruiters, and licensed immigration attorneys.
Founder of LayoffNext. Chartered Accountant and finance educator who builds free tools for people navigating layoffs.
Read the full author profile, our editorial standards, and our methodology.
Why trust this content?
- Written by an immigrant with nearly 20 years of firsthand U.S. experience
- Built using official USCIS and government guidance where applicable
- Designed as educational planning support, not legal advice
- Updated when major rules, forms, or guidance change
- Created to help users prepare informed questions for attorneys and employers
- Clear distinction between general education and case-specific legal advice
Who LayoffNext Is For
Employees worried about layoffs
Sensing instability and wanting to prepare before anything is announced.
People laid off today
Needing a calm, prioritized action plan starting from the first 24 hours.
H-1B and visa workers
Facing tight grace-period timelines and transfer decisions.
Families planning budgets
Working out runway, health coverage, and an emergency budget together.
Workers reviewing severance
Deciding whether to sign, and what to negotiate first.
Job seekers rebuilding
Refreshing resumes, tracking applications, and exploring career pivots.
Our Tool-First Approach
Most layoff advice is a wall of text. We build tools — calculators, decision checkers, and printable checklists — that turn general information into a clear answer for your situation. Every tool runs in your browser, explains its logic, and links to the next practical step.
What We Cover
- Immediate action steps after a layoff
- Financial planning: severance questions, budgeting, runway, and health insurance options
- Unemployment insurance guidance (general process, not jurisdiction-specific filing)
- Resume, LinkedIn, and interview preparation
- Career pivot exploration and roadmaps
- Company resource pages — what to ask HR and how to evaluate your own documents
- Emotional support and reframing resources
- Community features (in development)
Methodology
- 1Guides are written to organize widely available, practical layoff preparation and recovery information into a clear, sequenced format.
- 2Financial calculator logic uses simplified models based on common, openly explained assumptions. The underlying approach is described in each tool.
- 3Career pivot guides are built from publicly observable labor market and job posting trends, framed as general direction rather than guarantees.
- 4We aim to review and improve content regularly as the site grows, and to correct anything found to be inaccurate.
See the full methodology for every calculator.
Editorial Principles
Accuracy first
We do not publish claims we can't support. We avoid specific figures we can't source, and we frame legal and financial content as general principles, not specific advice.
Urgency-ordered content
Information is organized by what you need right now — not by what's most interesting or shareable. If you're laid off today, the 24-hour guide comes before the career pivot guide.
No fear-based framing
We don't amplify layoff news for traffic or frame content around panic. Every article is designed to make someone feel more capable, not more anxious.
Clear separation of education and advice
We provide information, frameworks, and tools. We do not provide legal, financial, tax, or mental health advice. We make this distinction clearly and consistently.
Transparent tools
Our calculators use simplified models, and we explain the logic behind them. They are educational estimates, not financial guarantees — there are no black-box outputs.
Honest about what's ready
We label features that aren't live yet (like the community) as in development. We don't show fake activity, fake user counts, or fake testimonials.
These principles are documented in full in our editorial standards.
A note to you
If you're reading this in the middle of a layoff or job loss, we want you to know: this is temporary, it is survivable, and there is a clear path forward. You are not starting from zero. Your experience, skills, and relationships don't disappear when employment does.
LayoffNext was built because everyone navigating a job transition deserves honest guidance — not generic advice, not fear, and not a paywall.
Trust & Transparency
What LayoffNext is
- An independent educational resource for layoff preparation and recovery
- A library of practical guides, checklists, and simple planning tools
- A free, static-first website with no paywall
What LayoffNext is not
- ×Not legal, financial, tax, insurance, or mental health advice
- ×Not a source of company-verified severance figures
- ×Not a live community yet — those features are in development
Your Privacy
Our calculators and checklists are designed to minimize the personal data we collect. The interactive tools run in your browser — your salary, savings, and severance details stay on your device and aren't sent to us unless you explicitly choose to email yourself a summary.
LayoffNext is an educational starting point. For decisions about severance, unemployment, taxes, insurance, immigration, or investments, please verify with a licensed professional or official government source. See our privacy policy and disclaimer.
What We're Building
- Calculators & decision tools
- Interactive checklists
- WARN layoff tracker
- State unemployment guides
- More state-specific data
- Additional templates & scripts
- Deeper H-1B / visa guidance
- Community (honestly labeled, not faked)
- Saved plans across devices
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