[_cenw]

Oh c'mon, this is not an Elon galaxy brain move. They could've just slowly laid off people instead.

And no, people got fired on the spot, some with dubious cause and against state labor laws.

[aeternum]

A slow layoff is terrible for morale. Much better to cut deep then bump the salaries/reward the ones that stay. A drawn-out layoff is a great way to lose top talent as uncertainty is stressful and they will begin interviewing elsewhere.

[sagarkamat]

The layoff emails on Twitter had a January separation date and severance would come later this week.