> I wish companies, if possible, throttled layoffs a bit more instead of large chunks like this, but that is unlikely as the board/CEOs are looking for a stock

> I wish companies, if possible, throttled layoffs a bit more instead of large chunks like this, but that is unlikely as the board/CEOs are looking for a stock uptick when they do and don't want to drag it out to affect the market value (translation: their own pay / stock value/price). Have you ever actually been part of a company that did layoffs in chunks like you're suggesting? Experiencing that type of protracted wave of layoffs is not fun at all. In fact, it was down right miserable. Going to work each day with the threat of layoff looming over your head is an incredibly stressful experience. You might consider that there is more at play than just a few executives getting greedy about dollars.