> The takeaway is that layoffs are extremely trust destroying for employees NOT laid off, and in the end not clear they're a financial net positive. Well... fo

> The takeaway is that layoffs are extremely trust destroying for employees NOT laid off, and in the end not clear they're a financial net positive. Well... for whom though? When megacorp CEOs laid people off the stocks soared - massively enriching the C-suites executing the layoffs and the investors demanding the layoffs. The error in your thinking is that the financials of the company and its continued success matters - when the people in charge are optimizing for THEIR OWN financials.