A lot of upper tech management seems really upset when, despite their best efforts to completely encapsulate themselves with yes-men, people started telling the

A lot of upper tech management seems really upset when, despite their best efforts to completely encapsulate themselves with yes-men, people started telling them "no". No to commutes and work in the office, no to unpaid overtime (wage theft), no to toxic mismanagement, no to sociopathic C-suites and investors, no to "we are a family" emotional manipulation, and no to underpaid roles targeting "passionate" (exploited) people. Yes, it hurts when one's "family" finally sets some healthy boundaries against one. And that is what a part of this is. Perhaps these CEOs think that the layoffs have a more rational reason, but such reasons sound like like narcissistic personality meltdown type justifications when contrasted with real figures and facts.