CEO lays off 900 via video call

I find it hard to believe HR would advise this.

Though he may have terminated all of HR (the link says the whole diversity and inclusive and reporting division was fired).

I always thought terminating was supposed to involve the least amount of people present as possible (though at least three for saftey)....

900+ people at once seems crazy, I know it was virtual, but there is no way he would do this in person in a large presentation room, it would be insane (for multiple reasons)...

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I find it hard to believe HR would advise this.

Though he may have terminated all of HR (the link says the whole diversity and inclusive and reporting division was fired).

I always thought terminating was supposed to involve the least amount of people present as possible (though at least three for saftey)....

900+ people at once seems crazy, I know it was virtual, but there is no way he would do this in person in a large presentation room, it would be insane (for multiple reasons)...

Firing diversity and inclusion is smart business.

I disagree on the mass firing in person. Been in such meetings where They said our site was closing. With hundreds of people. He’s in groups of 20-30 where they laid us all off. Really it does not end up a riot.

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Firing diversity and inclusion is smart business.

I disagree on the mass firing in person. Been in such meetings where They said our site was closing. With hundreds of people. He’s in groups of 20-30 where they laid us all off. Really it does not end up a riot.

Closing a site (presumably with several months notice) is different than effective immediately terminations.

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Closing a site (presumably with several months notice) is different than effective immediately terminations.

I’ve been in both. Was no big difference. The immediate we saw coming

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Closing a site (presumably with several months notice) is different than effective immediately terminations.

I worked for a company that hired security guards to protect the office when they were shutting down because the general employees had no idea and they were just locked out on a Monday when they showed up for work.

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I worked for a company that hired security guards to protect the office when they were shutting down because the general employees had no idea and they were just locked out on a Monday when they showed up for work.

Sometimes that is how. It has to be done and can be better than than having disgruntled employees hanging for days or weeks.

I am changing jobs now because I see a layoff hitting maybe right after the holidays. At the moment a person would be blind not to sense that possibility here.

This is why I’d never work at a company with more than 1k employees. You just become a number.

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This is why I’d never work at a company with more than 1k employees. You just become a number.

That may be true but if you are #1 it is probably a good place to be.

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This is why I’d never work at a company with more than 1k employees. You just become a number.

I’ve liked bigger places over small in general.

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I’ve liked bigger places over small in general.

right now i am working for my first big company and I am liking it. The last 30 years have all been small companies.