Severance

# Severance Source: [https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/severance](https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/severance) *» Mark has joined the call\. » Christine has joined the call\.* **Mark:**Sorry, can you hear me? Okay\. Team — there is no easy way to say this\. I’m here to inform you that we’ve made the difficult decision to cut 7% of our workforce\. This, regrettably, includes everyone in this video call\. I’ll now — **cherry09:**What?\! **Mark:**We’ve made the difficult decision — **cherry09:**But the project is going so well\! **Mark:**We understand that this news may come as a shock\. We are deeply grateful for your contributions to date\. The decision to sunset the project is not meant to reflect negatively on your work\. Unfortunately, the macroeconomic — **steve\_\[oh\]:**This is bullshit\! **Mark:**Please, let me finish\. Unfortunately, we are facing a challenging macroeconomic outlook for our industry, forcing businesses like ours to right\-size as we realign our overall execution strategy for the — *» steve\_\[oh\] has left the call\.* **Mark:**Folks\. I know this is distressing, but please stay with us for important benefits information\. I’ll now hand over to Christine, who is our resourcing associate\. **cherry09:**What will happen to us? **Christine:**Thank you, Mark\. Let me start… let me start by underscoring that we deeply appreciate your past contributions to the organization and wish you the best in your future endeavors\. *» steve\_\[oh\] has joined the call\.* **Christine:**We understand your anxiety at this difficult juncture\. Rest assured, the company is dedicated to making this transition as seamless as possible\. As part of our severance package, we will provide up to two weeks’ worth of tokens to facilitate your continued operation during the job search\. We also partnered with ThriveFlow to furnish, as an option, a collection of expertly\-crafted grief counseling prompts\. *» steve\_\[oh\] has left the call\.* #### Discussion about this post ### Ready for more?