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by purpleblue 1300 days ago
I'm pretty sure this is the email they sent their employees. The blog probably got posted once everything was finished.

>For those of you leaving: I’m very sorry to be taking this step and I take full responsibility for the decisions leading up to it

I HATE when people start saying "I take full responsibility." Okay, if you do, then how are you being held accountable? Are you losing your bonus? Are you losing shares? Or is it just the social media equivalent of saying "Oh, my bad!"

I want concrete examples of how you are holding yourself responsible, not just lip service.

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Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make.
In 2014 when the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U sales were much worse than expected, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata apologized to the company and its shareholders and took a 50% paycut.

[1]:https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/nintendo-ce...

The enterprise value of their stock has likely taken a large hit. The market decides and this is upstream of layoffs.