What Melissa Dahl has said about Layoffs
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 25, 2026
Melissa Dahl, Journalist and author of Cringeworthy: A Theory of Awkwardness, has been quoted on Layoffs once in 1 episode of TED Radio Hour, most recently on September 25, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Dahl recounts that her LinkedIn post about being laid off brought many opportunities despite her embarrassment while posting it.
“And I got a ton of great opportunities from that, despite the fact that like while I was posting it, I was just feeling so just embarrassed and self-conscious”
TED Radio Hour: Life can be so awkward. Here's how to embrace the embarrassing (Sep 25, 2026) · Listen from 41:13
Episodes
Life can be so awkward. Here's how to embrace the embarrassingTED Radio Hour · Sep 25, 2026 · 50 min
Manoush Zomorodi talks with Ty Tashiro, Liana Finck, Melissa Dahl and Erin Chen about awkwardness, embarrassment, cringe and talking openly about sex.
Melissa Dahl on other topics
- Embarrassment · 2 quotes
- Cringeworthy: A Theory of Awkwardness · 1 quote