One CEO actually did this, and he claims the interaction benefited both himself and the laid-off workers.
Affirm is one of the many tech companies that has made layoffs in recent years.
Levchin also said that how people react to being laid off can depend on company culture.
“If the culture of the company is great, the blow is much softer,” he said.
This was made all the more shocking because most of them were unpaid remote part-time workers.
The most infamous incident was in 2021 when the Better.com CEOfired 900 peopleduring a three-minute Zoom call.
He then accused many of those laid-off staff of stealing through their laziness.
He sent an apology letter to employees a week later.
Some CEOs have made positive moves to help laid-off workers.
