Laid off so MD can hire his buddy
Laid off so MD can hire his buddy
Direct coworkers are cool to work with, and one-level-up managers are, for the most part, good.
A new managing director came in and laid off tens of people, only to admit in an all-hands meeting right after that he did it so he could get his full bonus and that he wanted more budget to hire over his friend.
At least admit fault for layoffs and try to sound empathetic.
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