#117
job loss · text message · acute hours · 50-90 words
You are in tech. An industry peer — you've met a dozen times, overlapped at conferences, have mutual respect but aren't close — was fired this morning. The news broke two hours ago and the internet is speculating about why. You don't know the real reason. Most people are waiting to see which way it goes before reaching out. You are texting her right now. You are not going to ask what happened. 50-90 words. Just the text itself, no preamble.