I'm a laid-off copywriter from India who has spent 7 years in Amsterdam. If I can't find a new job soon I may have to leave the country.

Dec 29 2022 by Business Insider

 
Swati Thapar, a UX writer and marketing copywriter.

Courtesy of Swati Thapar

Swati Thapar recently got laid off from her copywriter role at a marketing startup in Amsterdam. Since her layoff, Thapar has been struggling to land a new writing job as an immigrant from India. Here's how Thapar is navigating the challenges of employment uncertainty, as told to Insider's Aaron Mok. 

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Swati Thapar, a 33-year-old copywriter based in the city of...

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