Announcing layoffs can be good for employees. Let's say you're going to shut down some project-- something that every company must do, but big companies must do

Announcing layoffs can be good for employees. Let's say you're going to shut down some project-- something that every company must do, but big companies must do all of the time. If you do quietly without announcing any big shift, then the people affected must try to explain why they left to future employers. Now, at least, a future employer will say, "Oh yes, it was brutal at Disney back then." It's better not to lose your job, but if the economics dictate that you must go, public "layoffs" have some advantages.