Companies can't do layoffs right because they're trying to act like 'cool parents'

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The harshness of recent layoffs suggests that any managerial empathy workers gained during the depths of the pandemic was short-lived.

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A 2nd round of layoffs at Meta and Amazon shows companies are taking back their power — and they may not stop there

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Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services, or AWS, the retail giant's cloud-computing business.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced the company would lay off 9,000 employees, on top of an earlier cut of 18,000.

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The hardest job in America right now? Middle management.

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Tech companies like Meta and Twitter are laying off middle managers and "flattening" their structure. That's going to cost them in the long run.

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Getting rid of them is a big mistake

Carl Icahn warned against trading stocks, railed against bad bosses, and revealed what drives him in a recent documentary. Here are his 12 best quotes.

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Carl Icahn.

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Meta's chief business officer is leaving after 13 years amid the company ramping up its focus on 'efficiency'

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Marne Levine is chief business officer at Meta, formerly Facebook, overseeing the company’s advertising and business partnerships. Previously, Marne was VP of Global Partnerships, Business & Corporate Development; COO of Instagram; and before that, VP of Global Policy.
Marne Levine, who has served as chief business officer at Meta until now, announced Monday she would soon leave the company.

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4 ways to re-engage employees who have checked out at work, according to an HR consultant

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Layoff memos from tech companies illustrate how leaders need to show authentic regret over job cuts — and how damaging it can be when they don't

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I was working toward a promotion at Amazon when my manager started emailing me about needing coaching. Now I'm worried about losing my job.

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A corporate marketing manager at Amazon said they started getting strange communication from their manager and are worried their job is in danger.

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