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Reacting to “Sneaky Layoffs” From Massive Companies

Reacting to “Sneaky Layoffs” From Massive Companies

Update: 2024-11-18
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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the wave of big companies (Meta,Target, Fidelity, EY, to name a few) that have made headlines recently for firing employees over small offenses. Are these companies becoming stricter, or are these just layoffs in disguise? And is this a brilliant or a detrimental strategy?


00:00 Intro

01:58 Recent headlines about firings over small offenses

09:02 What we’re calling “sneaky layoffs”

11:29 On severance

16:51 Kyle’s hot take

21:39 Why it would be better for companies to do traditional layoffs

25:23 What can you do about sneaky layoffs?


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Reacting to “Sneaky Layoffs” From Massive Companies

Reacting to “Sneaky Layoffs” From Massive Companies

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