From AI Startup Laid Off to Xbox-Toting Ohio Roommate
Meet Trevor Gebhardt: a 37-year-old ex-AI startup customer success manager from LA who went from crafting user-friendly onboarding flows in 2023 to suddenly jobless in August 2024 after his healthcare AI firm's pivot freed him from relevancy. After getting ghosted by Uber Eats and DoorDash over a forgotten traffic ticket, Trevor resorted to living off credit cards before hitting rock bottomāhis childhood bedroom in Ohio, where he moved with his dog Hank, winter clothes, and surprising a subletter by surrendering his LA apartment. Now earning $43K at an Ohio bank (half his LA salary) thanks to a sister-in-law referral, he bonds with family, plays Xbox, pets acres of land, and preps for a possible LA comebackābecause nothing says career pivot like being saved by mom and nostalgia.
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Lays off a user-experience wizard at a cutting-edge AI health startup then kicks him off Uber Eats for a dusty traffic ticket; now heās pawning credit cards and dog-sprinting three acres back home in Ohio. Silicon Valley, meet your new poster boy for 'innovation'.
Trevorās timeline: AI genius to subletter to bank newbie in Ohio faster than you can say 'equity payout'. Jokeās on the startup, but good news for dog Hank and momās local squattersā rights.
Shoutout to the AI healthcare startup for pioneering new tech: making loyal middle managers vanish without severance while LA restaurant actors audition to give them bad tips.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/31/2025 | Author: Thibault Spirlet
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