Why We Exist
Work is being automated across a lot of professions at once — writing, analysis, design, support — and the people it happens to are usually told it was something else: a restructure, an efficiency programme, a consolidation. That makes it awkward to talk about, and easy to end up working through it alone. RestartCrew exists so there is somewhere to compare notes with people the same thing happened to.
What We Offer
A moderated forum, discussion rooms grouped by profession, and — if you opt in — a private crew of people in a similar situation. You can write about what happened, ask people in your own line of work what they actually did next, and hear from someone a few months further along. It works the same whether you were laid off last week, expect to be, or are still in the job and watching it change.
How It Works
Sign up and tell us your profession and where you are in the journey
Tick the box during onboarding if you want to be placed in a crew
A real person puts you in a private crew of 4–8 people in a similar profession and situation, once enough people have signed up to form one — there is no matching algorithm, which is also why it can take a while
Talk in your crew's private space, and in the public forum and profession rooms alongside it
Our Values
- Empathy first — nobody has to justify how hard they are finding it.
- Privacy respected — anonymous or public is your call, and the guidelines forbid speculating about anyone who chose anonymity.
- Practical focus — what someone actually did, not what you should have done differently.
- Community safety — clear guidelines, enforced by people rather than filters.
- Forward-looking — the point is working out what comes next, not only processing what happened.
Who Built This
RestartCrew is run by hand: a person reads the signups, puts the crews together, and moderates the forum. We're a small team committed to creating the community we wished existed when the world started changing.