A lot of the layoffs are international, so if they had announced on Friday the employees would have learned of their terminations over theirs weekends, as Frida

A lot of the layoffs are international, so if they had announced on Friday the employees would have learned of their terminations over theirs weekends, as Friday in the U.S. is generally at least Saturday in Europe and Asia. International companies generally announce cross-border layoffs on Monday (US-time), because that announcement will be during the work week everywhere they operate.