Lessons: What to do when you get “layered” at work

In this episode of WorkLife Lessons, Molly addresses a rarely discussed workplace phenomenon: layering. She explains what happens when a fast-growing company hires someone above or alongside an existing employee, and why it can be so unsettling. Molly offers a six-step framework for employees to navigate the experience and shares principles for managers to layer their teams while preserving trust. She also reflects on a past conversation with Don Faul, who shared how he was layered early in his career at Facebook and what he learned.