Hardly original
"Welp, lots of other places doing layoffs, so we'll take advantage of the news cycle headlines and get in our round too. We want to do cuts, but we don't want to stand out and look like we're bad at hiring people and running the company."
Also:
"Hm, my big executive bonus is a bit light this quarter, better pump the stock price with some short-term arbitrary cuts for the financial analysts, even though it's long-term damaging to the company."
"Our employees are getting a little high in average paycheck and tenure, let's see if we can trim and swap for some younger cheaper models."
"*This* will teach 'em to WFH!"
Biting the hand that feeds IT
