PERFORMANCE MAINTENANCE DURING TRANISITION​​​​

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MIDCITIES DESIGNS is an external, cohort-based pre-outplacement program established to support former employees through workforce transitions - without blurring the lines between employment, severance, and rehire. Built in partnership with sponsoring organizations, the program provides structure, continuity, and momentum during a defined transition period, helping participants maintain performance, confidence, and employability while companies navigate reductions effectively.

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The result? A time-bound separation that preserves dignity for Fellows AND assists in protecting the operational, financial, and cultural integrity for organizations.​

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SOLUTION

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• Duration: eight- or twelve- week options​

• Schedule: structured, five-hour moments on M,T,R

• Format: in-person

• Cohort: up to twenty (20) Fellows per sponsoring organization

 

STRUCTURE

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• Fellows receive 50% of their former base pay per week - as pay continuation is contingent upon weekly active participation in the transition,​

• Pay continuation is a conditional severance benefit, paid via the sponsoring organization,

• Participation does not create an employment relationship with Midcities Designs or Ekonometrix,

• No promise, implication or expectation of rehire at sponsoring organization,

• No promise, implication or expectation of placement at any organization or company.

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APPROACH

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Midcities uses physiological and fine-arts based performance training as a method - not an outcome - to assist Fellows in finding forward movement with intention. The curriculum combines mental and vocal conditioning with presence and communication adaptability to help Fellows stabilize and recalibrate during transition. Structured job-search hours - designed as focused “study hall” time - are supported by HR and industry collaborators, creating accountability without performance pressure. The program also emphasizes beyond-the-RIF affinity and shared peer experiences, using guided group reflection and identity reintroduction to help participants sustain their professional narrative.​​

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ELIGIBILITY​​

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• Fellows must be former employees (not currently an employee) of sponsoring organization,

• Must be enrolled as an outplacement or transition Fellow, and in no other role within Midcities,

• No more than three excused absences.