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Re:Ask HN: How can we lay people off without cruelty? by throwaway345826 on Friday June 24, 2022 @08:10PM (#31871096)
Thanks for responding. We've been honest about the situation, but I think people will feel blindsided because due to our own mistakes we mis-calculated our expected runway by a disastrous amount. I only found this out a day ago, at my position.

You're right that my own issues are secondary, my family will support me there. My duty is to those who are being laid off, and then to those who are staying but losing their close coworkers.

Re:Ask HN: How can we lay people off without cruelty? by johnnyo on Friday June 24, 2022 @08:40PM (#31871309)
Are you firing the person or persons who grossly mismanaged your books?

If not, it’s going to come off as pretty hollow.