[Traubenfuchs]

Say the truth.

The expected growth of revenue by growing our workforce did not happen. Together with the tough economic climate, we came to the conclusion that letting 15% of our workforce go will put the company in a better position to survive and navigate the future. Hopefully there will be future opportunities that allow us to grow again.

We are all very sorry for this. Personally, I can barely sleep thinking about the stress and troubles my former colleagues will face having lost their job. We feel it‘s our duty to provide a fair severance package with at least x more months of pay, y months of health insurance, etc.

I am not a writer! Others could do this much better!

At least pretend to be a fucking human and don‘t write disgusting copy-paste trash that sounds like it came from a lobotomized HR junior like Mr. Schmidt did.

[JumpCrisscross]

Nobody ever likes these announcements. Half the comment thread would rule at your “can barely sleep” comment. They’re too human or too detached, too brief or too prescriptive. At the end of the day, there are fewer things that matter to a firm than the text of their lay-off announcement.