Stacey* had a stable job as an executive recruiter at an executive search firm, but she really wanted to work in-house at a technology company. When she accepted an offer with her dream company, she took some time to hire her replacement to leave her firm in a good place. Days before her start date in her dream role, her offer was rescinded, leaving her stunned. “I felt confident and had numerous conversations about runway, where my role fit in, what would happen if hiring slowed down, and candid conversations about where they were in the market if the market shifted,” she told me.