While a company-wide Zoom call announcing layoffs has been widely touted as tacky, it turns out a text message sent at night to 2,700 employees is also not the way to go. Perhaps United Furniture Industry thought that the world was just watching all the Twitter layoffs and a mass text announcing immediate layoffs would go unnoticed. This layoff was effective immediately, which was part of the shock and could be the ticket to future lawsuits.
But with technology, executives have more options for the usual layoff communications. And it turns out that the layoff announcement is just as important as the decision process for the reorganization plans. Mass messages might be the fastest way to contact a large amount of people, but if a company has any hopes of long-term survival, it’s best to avoid this method of communication. It’s an awful look for the brand, showing a culture that does not care about people. No one wants to get a layoff notice, but it’s extra hard to show common courtesy over a text message.
Layoffs:
HP
Inflation and recession chatter have some companies trimming budgets. HP Inc recently announced their plans to cut between 4,000 and 6,000 employees over the next three years. Drastic staff reductions is how the company plans to save about $1.4 billion by the end of 2025.
Cisco
Another tech layoff plan in the works is over at Cisco. Citing a “rebalancing” effort, Cisco plans to remove over 4,000 jobs. Despite a stronger earnings year, Cisco’s restructuring efforts will cut about 5% of their 83,000 full-time employees. CFO Scott Herren projects that by the end of the year, Cisco headcount will be about the same, once they fill positions in other strategic areas. The plan is to also close some of the smaller office locations, saving the company more money.
Hiring: Booz Allen
Following their Q2 reports, Booz Allen President and CEO, Horacio Rozanski, said that the company had a 4.2% increase in staff headcount in 2022, and he says hiring remains a top priority. With earnings up for the consulting company, Rozanski expects even more growth this year with the acquisition of Everwatch. While the tech landscape is full of hiring freezes and layoffs, the defense and IC industry is steadily battling for cleared talent to fill ongoing contracts.
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