Portland man with 20 years experience at Intel lost his job, and then his wife did too. Are your finances shock-proof?

Over 20 years of cumulative experience at Intel weren’t enough to save Sriram Ramkrishna’s senior community manager and developer relations job at the company. In June, the 56-year-old Portland, Oregon resident heard his division was in danger, and he officially lost his position in a round of layoffs this July. To make matters worse, on the day of Ramkrishna’s departure, his wife lost her job, too. Must Read In an as-told-to essay for Business Insider, he said the months-long job hunt has been “chal ...