Someone explained it in the google lay-off thread. Rephrasing their explanation: It’s like a break-up. They are saying “it’s not you, it’s me”. They employee

Someone explained it in the google lay-off thread. Rephrasing their explanation: It’s like a break-up. They are saying “it’s not you, it’s me”. They employees being fired didn’t do anything wrong and they didn’t underperform. The CEO says he was the one hiring people the company doesn’t need.