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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Zoom's CEO will take a $10,000 salary this year, a 98% pay cut, after laying off 1,300 workers because of 'mistakes' he made growing the company

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Zoom CEO Eric Yuan is slashing his pay by $490,000.

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US startups laid off more than 3,000 workers in January — a 1,700% jump from the same month last year

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Talk of a recession and fewer vacancies may keep more employees in their roles for longer.
More than 3,000 startup employees have been laid off in January.

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Google emails some Canadian employees to tell them they're being laid off as part of its plan to cut 12,000 jobs globally: 'Feels as harsh as being fired'

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Some Google employees in Canada reportedly found out on Monday they were being laid off.

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Layoffs sweeping Big Tech are putting corporate diversity efforts at risk

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Quiet layoffs are underway.
Dee C. Marshall — the CEO of Diverse & Engaged, a DEI consultancy that works with Fortune 500 companies and tech clients — said several recently laid-off professionals in diversity had messaged her for career advice.

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Silicon Valley needs to stop laying off workers and start firing CEOs

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Tech CEOs shouldn't be making $280 million a year or even $1 a year — they should be fired for poorly managing some of the largest companies in the world.

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Now laid-off employees are paying the price

Why Silicon Valleys massive layoffs haven't hit Detroit automakers

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Automakers like Ford and GM have yet to announce anything close to the layoffs that have left thousands of tech workers out of a job this year.

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With a recession looming, layoffs are in full effect. Here are some of the safest and most at-risk jobs, according to economists.

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US employees are worried about their jobs amid a looming recession.

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China's people shortage is a grim omen for the rest of the world

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