All the Cool Girls Get Fired
How to Let Go of Being Let Go and Come Back on Top
Published on 16. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-5291-4702-5 (ISBN)
Description
***AS HEARD ON RADIO 4'S WOMAN'S HOUR***
An indispensable tool for bouncing back'-Naomi Watts
'The setback is a setup'-Oprah Winfrey
'Will reboot you when you need it the most'-Rose Byrne
So, you got fired, laid off, restructured, canned. Welcome to the club, baby! In today's seismically changing job market, getting fired doesn't automatically meet you failed; it's a rite of passage.
With their decades of experience in high-stakes leadership roles, Laura Brown and Kristina O'Neill know firsthand the challenges-and thrilling opportunities-that come with losing a job, no matter where you are in your career. They've been through the shock, grief, anger, and confusion, and they're here to help you navigate the experience. All the Cool Girls Get Fired is both a roadmap and a mindset shift-a pragmatic, empowering and humorous way to make lemonade from lemons.
With candor, humor, actionable advice, and exclusive "I've been there," interviews from inspirational women, All the Cool Girls Get Fired challenges outdated corner office perceptions of career success. From coping mechanisms and self-care practices to networking strategies and reinvention techniques, the book is a comprehensive GPS to navigate the path of career recovery and bounce back with more professional mojo than ever.
An indispensable tool for bouncing back'-Naomi Watts
'The setback is a setup'-Oprah Winfrey
'Will reboot you when you need it the most'-Rose Byrne
So, you got fired, laid off, restructured, canned. Welcome to the club, baby! In today's seismically changing job market, getting fired doesn't automatically meet you failed; it's a rite of passage.
With their decades of experience in high-stakes leadership roles, Laura Brown and Kristina O'Neill know firsthand the challenges-and thrilling opportunities-that come with losing a job, no matter where you are in your career. They've been through the shock, grief, anger, and confusion, and they're here to help you navigate the experience. All the Cool Girls Get Fired is both a roadmap and a mindset shift-a pragmatic, empowering and humorous way to make lemonade from lemons.
With candor, humor, actionable advice, and exclusive "I've been there," interviews from inspirational women, All the Cool Girls Get Fired challenges outdated corner office perceptions of career success. From coping mechanisms and self-care practices to networking strategies and reinvention techniques, the book is a comprehensive GPS to navigate the path of career recovery and bounce back with more professional mojo than ever.
Reviews / Votes
All the Cool Girls Get Fired is a revolutionary book: an indispensable tool for bouncing back and sticking it to them! * NAOMI WATTS * The setback is a setup. * OPRAH WINFREY * Screw shame-and eff failure while you're at it. From the practical to the emotional, Cool Girls will reboot you when you need it the most. To all the fired ladies out there: congratulations, you just got cooler. * ROSE BYRNE * The worst things that happen to us often become our best anecdotes! This book is a perfect example of it! * DIANE VON FURSTENBERG * All the Cool Girls Get Fired is sharp, irreverent, and refreshingly honest. An inspiring book for anyone who wants to challenge convention and write their own rules. * TORY BURCH * All the Cool Girls Get Fired is a celebration of resilience and authenticity in the midst of life's unexpected twists. Brown and O'Neill deliver a raw, honest, and fiercely funny take on finding strength through vulnerability. A rallying cry for anyone ready to turn a setback into the coolest comeback. * AMY GRIFFIN, New York Times bestselling author of The Tell * Part memoir, part unemployment handbook and part self-help manual [...] covers subjects that have only become more relevant as firings, layoffs and economic uncertainty have become topics of daily conversation. * The New York Times * Laura Brown and Kristina O'Neill explain how to make getting fired the best thing that happened to you. * The Telegraph * All the Cool Girls Get Fired normalizes firing and takes the shame away from the experience. * Forbes * A salve and a solve for anyone who has gotten kicked off the ladder, only to find the ladder no longer exists. * Harpers Bazaar *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ebury Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5291-4702-5 (9781529147025)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Laura Brown | Kristina O'Neill
All the Cool Girls Get Fired
How to Let Go of Being Let Go and Come Back on Top
E-Book
10/2025
Ebury Digital
€14.99
Available for download
Persons
Laura Brown (Author)
Laura Brown is a journalist and author. She is the founder of LB Media, which forges relationships between fashion/media brands and influential figures to benefit global health and culture. With this mission, she also chairs the HIV non-profit (RED)'s Creative Council. In her previous position as Editor in Chief of InStyle, Brown's inclusive, warm and witty worldview brought the brand unprecedented global attention. Before joining InStyle, Brown was Executive Editor of Harper's BAZAAR, with prior senior editor roles at Details and W.
Brown earned her B.A in Arts and Communication from Charles Sturt University in New South Wales, Australia. She lives in Manhattan with her husband.
Kristina O'Neill (Author)
Kristina O'Neill is the head of Sotheby's Media and editor in chief of Sotheby's Magazine. Previously, she was editor in chief of WSJ. Magazine, executive editor of Harper's Bazaar, and held earlier editorial roles at New York Magazine and Time Out New York. She sits on the board of Toteme and is an ambassador for Citymeals on Wheels. A graduate of NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, she serves on the Alumni Council. O'Neill lives in Brooklyn with her family.
Laura Brown is a journalist and author. She is the founder of LB Media, which forges relationships between fashion/media brands and influential figures to benefit global health and culture. With this mission, she also chairs the HIV non-profit (RED)'s Creative Council. In her previous position as Editor in Chief of InStyle, Brown's inclusive, warm and witty worldview brought the brand unprecedented global attention. Before joining InStyle, Brown was Executive Editor of Harper's BAZAAR, with prior senior editor roles at Details and W.
Brown earned her B.A in Arts and Communication from Charles Sturt University in New South Wales, Australia. She lives in Manhattan with her husband.
Kristina O'Neill (Author)
Kristina O'Neill is the head of Sotheby's Media and editor in chief of Sotheby's Magazine. Previously, she was editor in chief of WSJ. Magazine, executive editor of Harper's Bazaar, and held earlier editorial roles at New York Magazine and Time Out New York. She sits on the board of Toteme and is an ambassador for Citymeals on Wheels. A graduate of NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, she serves on the Alumni Council. O'Neill lives in Brooklyn with her family.