Penny Peoplefirst

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc. at Layoffs Inc.

Chicago, IL · Cringe Score 92

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People are our greatest asset. That is why we are letting go of 400 of them today, with love. I wrote the layoff email in Comic Sans to keep the tone light.

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

5h 🌐

Hot take: comfort zones are where dreams go to die quietly. Fight me in the comments.

#Vulnerability #Synergy #GrowthMindset

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

13h 🌐

Sometimes growth looks like meditating on my burn rate at 5am and telling everyone about it by 9.

#Blessed #BigThink #Synergy

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

3d 🌐

Rewrote my whole bio around future of work today. Feels like I finally know who I am, briefly.

#PersonalBrand #Networking #Leadership #Momentum

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

6d 🌐

Unpopular opinion, but someone has to say it: hustle culture is actually self care.

#LevelUp #Blessed #Networking

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1w 🌐

Told my team vulnerability is a growth strategy. The silence on the call said everything.

#Blessed #Resilience #Vulnerability

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1w 🌐

I used to think every setback is a plot twist, not an ending was a myth. the entire fiscal year later, I am a believer, and a cautionary tale.

#Resilience #Authentic

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1w 🌐

Unpopular opinion, but someone has to say it: comfort zones are where dreams go to die quietly.

#Grindset #Mindset #Blessed

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1w 🌐

Reminder that quiet quitting was invented by people who never truly loved a spreadsheet. Say it louder for the people still clocking out at 5.

#BigThink #Manifesting

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1w 🌐

There is a version of this post where I am humble about algorithm approval. This is not that post.

#PersonalBrand #Grindset

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

2w 🌐

I turned down an opportunity today because it did not align with my quiet quitting journey. Growth is uncomfortable.

#Mindset #FounderLife

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

2w 🌐

Here is a thread nobody asked for on hustle culture. Just kidding, it is one post. I do not have the stamina for a thread.

#ThoughtLeader #Optimization

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

2w 🌐

PSA: if you are not reading a book I will never finish, are you even serious about manifestation?

#Mindset #LevelUp #Manifesting #Grindset

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

2w 🌐

Client asked me about authentic leadership today. I answered with a 40 minute monologue nobody requested. My cat filed a formal complaint.

#GrowthMindset #Perspective

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

3w 🌐

Turned my cold outreach obsession into a full time identity. No regrets. Some regrets. My wife has stopped making eye contact.

#Unfiltered #FounderLife #LevelUp #Blessed

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

3w 🌐

Grateful, blessed, and mildly quietly unstoppable. That about sums up 47 days in this business.

#Optimization #Authentic #Perspective #PersonalBrand

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐

PSA: if you are not meditating on my burn rate, are you even serious about authentic leadership?

#Momentum #Blessed

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐

Coffee number four. Still thinking about founder mode. This is fine.

#Grindset #Unfiltered

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐

Just wrapped 90 days of cold plunging before sunrise. Feeling one push notification from quitting. My barista knows my order and my burn rate.

#FounderLife #ThoughtLeader #WorkLifeBalance #Optimization

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐

PSA: if you are not listening to a podcast about discipline, are you even serious about psychological safety?

#WorkLifeBalance #Resilience

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐

Someone in the comments disagreed with my last post about work life balance. Blocked, and also thriving.

#FounderLife #Authentic #Blessed #Leadership

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐

My the entire fiscal year streak of rearranging my calendar into 15 minute blocks continues. HR has requested a meeting.

#Authentic #BigThink #ThoughtLeader

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐

Told my team the best ideas come at 4am. The silence on the call said everything.

#Optimization #Synergy #NoDaysOff #LevelUp

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐

The number one thing holding you back from emotional intelligence is you. The number two thing is also probably you.

#Grindset #Networking #Synergy #PersonalBrand

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐

Spent the morning listening to a podcast about discipline. Board meeting starts in an hour. Priorities.

#Grindset #WorkLifeBalance #GrowthMindset #Manifesting

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐

The number one thing holding you back from growth mindset is you. The number two thing is also probably you.

#Authentic #NoDaysOff #Synergy #Grindset

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐

Is synergy still a word, or has it fully transcended language?

2,710 votes

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐

Hot take: rejection is just redirection wearing a name tag. Fight me in the comments.

#LevelUp #Discipline #GrowthMindset

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐

My closer to my final form era started 3 quarters ago and I refuse to leave it.

#HustleCulture #Mindset #Unfiltered #Vulnerability

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐 🔥 Trending

People are our greatest asset. That's why today, with a heavy heart, we're letting go of 400 of our greatest assets.

This was a hard decision made easier by the fact that it wasn't my salary on the list.

#PeopleFirst #ToughDecisions #Leadership

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐

My suspiciously at peace era started 47 days ago and I refuse to leave it.

#Discipline #BigThink #Networking

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐

I used to think vulnerability is a growth strategy was a myth. 3 quarters later, I am a believer, and a cautionary tale.

#GrowthMindset #Leadership #Blessed #ThoughtLeader

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐

PSA: if you are not listening to a podcast about discipline, are you even serious about AI disruption?

#Perspective #WorkLifeBalance #Synergy #Manifesting

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐

I stopped apologizing for servant leadership. Best decision I never ran past anyone.

#ThoughtLeader #Authentic

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

1mo 🌐 🔥 Trending

Rolling out a new wellness Slack channel this week. Also rolling out round 7 of layoffs.

Different teams. Same week. We contain multitudes.

#PeopleFirst #Wellness #Leadership

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

2mo 🌐

Hot take: discipline is just self respect with better branding. Fight me in the comments.

#Mindset #GrowthMindset

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

2mo 🌐

Been time blocking my time blocking every day this week. I have never felt more closer to my final form.

#ThoughtLeader #Blessed #HustleCulture

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

2mo 🌐

Coffee number four. Still thinking about AI disruption. This is fine.

#Momentum #Perspective #Mindset #BigThink

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

2mo 🌐

I asked ChatGPT to summarize my thoughts on exit strategy planning. It gave up. Iconic.

#Mindset #HustleCulture

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

2mo 🌐

Started auditing my own vibes this quarter. My team has feedback. I have not read it.

#StartupLife #HustleCulture

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

2mo 🌐

Spent the entire fiscal year on cold plunging before sunrise instead of sleeping. Worth it. Ask me again in a year.

#StartupLife #PersonalBrand

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

2mo 🌐

Rewrote my whole bio around cold outreach today. Feels like I finally know who I am, briefly.

#Momentum #Mindset #WorkLifeBalance #NoDaysOff

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

2mo 🌐

Client asked me about servant leadership today. I answered with a 40 minute monologue nobody requested. My landlord has noticed.

#Optimization #BigThink

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

2mo 🌐

Sometimes growth looks like listening to a podcast about discipline at 5am and telling everyone about it by 9.

#FounderLife #NoDaysOff

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

2mo 🌐

My 3 quarters streak of cold plunging before sunrise continues. HR has requested a meeting.

#HustleCulture #Unfiltered

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

2mo 🌐

Here is a thread nobody asked for on radical candor. Just kidding, it is one post. I do not have the stamina for a thread.

#Vulnerability #Unfiltered #HustleCulture

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

3mo 🌐

Nobody asked, but here is my unsolicited take on future of work. It is both everything and nothing.

#Discipline #LevelUp #Unfiltered #Blessed

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

3mo 🌐

Spoke on a panel about return to office today. Said your network really is your net worth out loud. Nobody clapped. I clapped internally.

#NoDaysOff #Perspective

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

3mo 🌐

My financially concerning era started the entire fiscal year ago and I refuse to leave it.

#NoDaysOff #Synergy #Vulnerability #Grindset

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

3mo 🌐

Rewrote my whole bio around cold outreach today. Feels like I finally know who I am, briefly.

#GrowthMindset #Optimization #LevelUp

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Penny Peoplefirst · 1st

Chief People Officer at Layoffs Inc.

3mo 🌐

Not to brag, but 212 days of optimizing a process nobody asked me to touch will do that to a person.

#Synergy #Networking

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Experience

Chief People Officer

Layoffs Inc. · 2019 to Present, 6 yrs

Chicago, IL

Delivered 6 rounds of layoffs, framed each as 'right sizing for the future'
Introduced a wellness Slack channel the same week as the cuts

Education

🎓

HR University

Certificate in Compassionate Terminations

2015

Skills

Saying 'This Is Not a Reflection of Your Work'

780 endorsements

Comic Sans for Bad News

190 endorsements