Vota anticipated a big shakeup at his firm, Humentum, which was predominantly funded by federal grants, and estimated that it ...

After being let go, Wayan Vota launched Career Pivot in an effort to other federal workers and contractors in the same ...

Wayan Vota, who was laid off from his U.S.A.I.D.-funded company at the end of January, calls it an “extinction event” for the ...

Wayan Vota knew something was wrong. A 20-year veteran of the international aid sector, Vota was long accustomed to industry changes following the inauguration of a new president—there is always ...

In the midst of this uncertainty, some workers, like Wayan Vota, have started to build online communities to provide support for others like them. Shortly after President Donald Trump signed an ...

Wayan Vota started Career Pivot, a Substack community for laid off international development workers, after losing his job as a federal contractor.