This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ivan Ureña-Valdes, who has worked at Block for nearly four years as a data analyst. It has been edited for length and clarity. When I got an email from Jack Dorsey, I was in the middle of interviewing someone for a role at Block. It was pretty strange because, in the past, with layoffs, I knew people had their access cut almost immediately. A coworker messaged me: "Hey, are you okay?" My heart started racing. I knew from that message it