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Glossier just laid off one-third of its corporate employees, mostly in tech

TechCrunch LA

“[W]e are shifting our technology strategy to leverage external partners for parts of our platform that we’re currently maintaining internally,” Weiss wrote in the email announcing the layoffs to staff. The tech team layoffs are notable for a beauty retailer that has often described itself as a technology company.

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The Station: Via hits $2.25B valuation, letters from readers, layoffs in a time of COVID-19

TechCrunch LA

There were, of course, those who used the opportunity to make a marketing push or pitch a story. ” Layoffs in a time of COVID-19. If so, go check out Layoffs.fyi, the site doesn’t just list layoffs. The response was overwhelming. It wasn’t just the number of you who reached out. The company said T.

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Qualcomm: No Changes After Strategic Review

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San Diego-based Qualcomm says that its board of directors has decided to stay the course, and will make no change to the company's corporate and financial structure, after a strategic review by a special committee of its board. READ MORE>>.

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Communications Via Text Send Only Part Of The Message

Startup Professionals Musings

This, of course, comes into play to signal openness or goodwill at the beginning of an interaction, and agreement at the end. I’m supportive of using text messaging for agreeing on a time and place for a customer visit, but when I read that text messages are the new pink slips for layoffs, that’s just wrong! Marty Zwilling.

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How to Deal with Pure Recruiting Mistakes

Both Sides of the Table

In the US you have the right to terminate almost any employee at will (subject to your not giving them a contract to the contrary and of course you should always consult a lawyer before implementing a firing or layoff).

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Alexander Kjerulf's Chief Happiness Officer blog, and surviving a downturn without layoffs

CEO Flow

By the way, I would never tell a CEO to do everything they can to avoid layoffs. Layoffs can hurt a culture, or it can help it – it depends on how they’re handled, and the unique situation of the company. Is there a better way out of a corporate crisis than layoffs? recession so far.

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Alexander Kjerulf’s Chief Happiness Officer blog, and surviving a downturn without layoffs

CEO Flow

By the way, I would never tell a CEO to do everything they can to avoid layoffs. Layoffs can hurt a culture, or it can help it - it depends on how they’re handled, and the unique situation of the company. Is there a better way out of a corporate crisis than layoffs? recession so far.

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