That doesn't fit my experience. Google's stock price increased after a large block of layoffs. And they were making every effort to put as many as possible in a

That doesn't fit my experience. Google's stock price increased after a large block of layoffs. And they were making every effort to put as many as possible in a single block. For example, my department was "impacted by the layoffs" but given 9 months to keep working and possibly transfer out. If they didn't want to announce a large number at once they easily could have waited.