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Instead of Falling Into a Rut, Busting Out a New Groove

Channing Sanchez, who lost his job in January, has found a way to mix business with pleasure.

Mr. Sanchez, 51, was a jewelry salesman at Tiffany & Co., on Fifth Avenue, for 23 years. After hearing what has become a familiar phrase — “You’re being laid off” — he put himself on a different sort of track to future employment: he is training to become a D.J.