The email that ends your job is not the thing that breaks you.
It’s the silence that follows.

The silence where you ask yourself,
“Was I just… disposable?”

This is the story of Kavita - and how her second innings became a movement for career exit with dignity.

The Woman Behind Hundreds of Exits

Kavita is 50.
Ex-Head of HR in a large company.

For over two decades, she sat in rooms where big decisions were made:

• Hiring and promotions
• Performance discussions
• Restructuring and layoffs
• “We regret to inform you…” conversations

Leaders often said, “It’s just business.”

But Kavita was the one sitting across the table when that “business decision” hit a human life.

She told me once:

“Do you know what’s common in almost every exit room?
Either anger… or shame.
Aur dono ke peeche ek hi sawal hota hai —
‘Meri itni saalon ki mehnat ka yeh hi result hai?’”

Year after year, she watched:

• High performers escorted out with security
• Loyal employees turned into “cost” on a spreadsheet
• Grown professionals shrinking in seconds because of how the exit was handled

And slowly, it started breaking her too.

This wasn’t just about termination letters.
It was about identity loss.

The Exit That Changed Everything

The turning point came on a regular Tuesday.

A mid-level manager... 42, two kids, home loan, aging parents... was being let go in a restructuring.

The script was perfect:

• “We appreciate your contribution.”
• “These decisions are never easy.”
• “Here’s your severance.”
• “HR will support your transition.”

On paper, it was a textbook HR exit process.

When she walked him out, he didn’t shout. He didn’t cry.

He asked one question:

“Thank you, ma’am. I know it’s not your fault.
Par ek baat batao…
main itne saalon se galat tha kya,
jo aaj mujhe itna chhota mehsoos ho raha hai?”

He left with a cardboard box.
Kavita left with a heavy heart.

Back in her cabin, she looked at herself in the mirror and realised:

“I’m not just closing files.
I’m watching identities collapse.”

That night, she barely slept.

She remembered:

• A woman whispering, “How do I tell my parents?”
• A man begging, “Please don’t call security… my team is watching.”
• Someone asking, “Can I at least leave with my head up?”

For the first time, she saw her work differently.

Layoffs and career exits were not just processes.
They were emotional earthquakes.

And almost no one was helping people handle the aftershocks.

Early Retirement… and Empty Space

After an early retirement, everyone around her said:

“Now you can relax!”
“Enjoy life!”
“Do yoga, travel, watch shows!”

On the surface, life looked comfortable.

But inside, she was still sitting in those exit rooms.

The faces wouldn’t leave her mind.

One evening, her daughter broke the pattern:

“Mom, you’ve seen what really happens in layoffs.
Why don’t you share it on LinkedIn or YouTube?
People need this. No one talks about it honestly.”

Kavita laughed.

“Main video banaungi?
Aur mere age ke log video dekhte bhi hain kya?”

But the question stayed.

That night she opened LinkedIn and searched for content on how to deal with a layoff.

She saw:

• “5 ways to ace your next interview”
• “10 hacks to become a top performer”
• “How to build a 7-figure career”

But almost nothing on:

• What to do in the first 72 hours after a layoff
• How to talk to your kids when you’ve lost your job
• How to handle the shame when people ask, “What happened to your job?”
• How to re-enter the market with dignity, not desperation

Her heart sank.

This was exactly the world she understood best.

And she was silent.

At that moment she had a hard realisation:

She wasn’t just being modest.

She was hiding.

And hiding was not helping anyone.

From HR Head to “Career Exit, Dignity Entry”

One afternoon, she decided to do something she’d avoided for years.

She sat near a window.
Stacked a few books.
Placed her phone on top.

Opened the front camera.

For a long moment, she just looked at herself.

Every late-night appraisal.
Every difficult exit conversation.
Every handshake that felt like a goodbye to someone’s confidence.

Her hands shook.

But she pressed record.

And said:

“My name is Kavita.
I was Head of HR for many years.
I’ve seen what happens after the email that says,
‘We need to talk.’

If you’ve been laid off, fired, restructured…
I want you to hear this:

Your value is not written in your company’s org chart.
Your worth is not decided by the last email you received.

From today, I’ll share
how to exit with dignity,
how to reset your career,
and how to look in the mirror without shame.”

No background music.
No fancy editing.
No perfect hook.

Just one woman finally speaking truth.

She almost deleted it.

Instead, she posted it on LinkedIn… and closed the app.

When Truth Meets the Right People

By evening, her notifications were full.

Not viral numbers.
But soul-level engagement.

People wrote:

• “I was laid off last week. Thank you for seeing us.”
• “I wish someone like you was in my exit room.”
• “This is the first time I don’t feel like a failure after a job loss.”
• “Can you talk about how to tell your kids? I’m struggling.”

One DM said:

“I had my exit yesterday.
I was drowning in shame.
Aapka video dekh ke laga —
maybe it’s not the end of my story.”

That message changed everything.

Kavita realised:
Her experience wasn’t meant to retire with her.
It was meant to rebuild others in their lowest moments.

So she did what real second-innings leaders do:
She showed up again.

The Birth of “Career Exit, Dignity Entry”

Kavita started a simple video series:

Career Exit, Dignity Entry

Short, grounded, no-jargon content that answered real questions:

• “What to Do in the First 72 Hours After a Layoff (Emotionally + Practically)”
• “How to Respond When Someone Asks, ‘What Happened to Your Job?’”
• “How to Talk to Children About Job Loss Without Scaring Them”
• “3 Things Your Next Employer Needs to Hear — That Your Ego Doesn’t Want to Say”
• “Signs It’s Not Your Failure… It’s Misfit.”

People began tagging colleagues who had been laid off.
HR professionals watched quietly and messaged her privately:

“I wish I had the courage to say this to people when I was in the system.”

For the first time, Kavita felt that her 20+ years in HR were doing what they were always meant to do:

Not just serve policies.
Serve people.

What Be More Looks Like in a Career Exit

This is what Be More means in your second innings.

Kavita didn’t change her profession.
She changed her posture.

• From Head of HR → to Guardian of Dignity
• From closed meeting rooms → to open, honest videos
• From process and policy → to presence and empathy

She didn’t become a “content creator” for vanity.

She became visible because her silence had consequences.

Every day she stayed hidden,
someone out there was:

• Blaming themselves completely for a restructuring
• Teaching their kids that job loss equals personal failure
• Accepting a terrible next job out of panic, not clarity

Her videos became emotional first-aid for people in career crisis.

That’s Be More:

Not more noise.
More service.

Not more performance.
More truth.

Your Second Innings Might Start Exactly Here

If you’ve worked in HR, leadership, finance, operations, teaching, medicine...
you’ve seen people break silently.

You’ve watched:

• Careers end suddenly
• Confidence shatter in minutes
• Families go into panic mode overnight

Maybe your real work is just beginning now.

Not behind closed doors.
But in the open.

Where your stories, your lessons, your mistakes
can prevent someone else’s breakdown.

Your next step is not another course or certification.

Your next step is visibility with compassion:

• One honest video
• One real story
• One person helped

That’s enough to start your own version of Career Exit, Dignity Entry.

Be More: From Invisible Experience to Visible Impact

You don’t have to become an influencer.

You’re not here just to “create content.”

You’re here to translate your experience into impact.

That’s what Kavita chose.

That’s what Be More really is:

Taking the wisdom God has given you through life and
refusing to let it die silently inside you.

Now it's your turn:

If Kavita’s story stirred something in you, pause and ask yourself:

“Where am I still hiding what I know could help others?”

If this resonated, share it with someone who’s going through a layoff or career transition.

And if you’re in your second innings and want to use simple, honest videos to support people through career exits, layoffs, and life resets, start here:

I’ll help you turn your experience into a clear, compassionate message...
so your second innings is not just about earning…
it’s about healing and helping too.