[whimsicalism]

Public perception is negative because profitability is usually reached by cutting unnecessary jobs and projects in the poorly run firm. People don’t like their jobs being cut

[JumpCrisscross]

> Public perception is negative because profitability is usually reached by cutting unnecessary jobs and projects in the poorly run firm

I think private equity-induced lay-offs seem to create more negative PR than corporate ones, but I have no hard numbers.

(Private equity in healthcare has also been an unmitigated disaster, which obviously doesn't help its image.)