[lotsofspots]

Oh, they take full responsibility, it always says so in the mails they send out. It's just that taking responsibility doesn't appear to actually result in anything happening.

[shapefrog]

Macroeconomic changes have made it impossible for me to want to pay you

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34515267

[parsimo2010]

A cyncical take might be that they are saying that they take responsibility (credit) for reducing the monthly payroll expenses. They may also have overhired in the past, but what's in the past was already paid for. The savings next month is how they justify a large paycheck.

[j33zusjuice]

Their punishment is in bearing the shame of having been wrong. That’s the price of leadership.

[randomdata]

What shame is there in being wrong? Being wrong is the ideal state, paving a path to gaining an education, which is a source of pride and a benefit.