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The New Corporate Playbook for How to Do a Layoff

The New Corporate Playbook for How to Do a Layoff

Update: 2025-11-17
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P.M. Edition for Nov. 17. As companies are laying off thousands of workers, they’re using new tactics like texting and emails and listen-only video calls to communicate to workers that they’ve lost their jobs. Chip Cutter, who covers workplace issues for the Journal, discusses what’s driving these new strategies and how workers are responding. Plus, the head of FEMA has resigned after about seven months on the job. And “Baby Shark Dance”—every toddler’s favorite jam—is YouTube’s most watched video ever. But that mind-blowing popularity hasn’t translated to major sales for the South Korean company behind it. Alex Ossola hosts.




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The New Corporate Playbook for How to Do a Layoff

The New Corporate Playbook for How to Do a Layoff

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