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PagerDuty CEO Quotes Martin Luther King Jr. In Worst Layoff Email Ever

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Re: PagerDuty CEO Quotes Martin Luther King Jr. In Worst Layoff Email Ever

#12
Here’s the quote:

> ended her note with a reference a quote from King’s sermons published in The Measure of a Man in 1959. She used brackets to change the quote slightly to accommodate her message.

> “I am reminded in moments like this, of something Martin Luther King said, that ‘the ultimate measure of a [leader] is not where [they] stand in the moments of comfort and convenience, but where [they] stand in times of challenge and controversy,’” Tejada said.

Re: PagerDuty CEO Quotes Martin Luther King Jr. In Worst Layoff Email Ever

#15
post #4

tldr; You’re fired, we’re doing great thanks to cutting your cost, but stay strong in your job search during this recession like those who have been persecuted for the color of their skin!

It's considerably worse than that. The MLK quote appears to be referring to herself and her management team.

Re: PagerDuty CEO Quotes Martin Luther King Jr. In Worst Layoff Email Ever

#16
This reminds me of an email my CEO sent out in 2008, where he jacked up parking fees at the office "because of the economic downturn."

Unfortunately for him, another email he sent out not five minutes before was proudly boasting about record profits.

Re: PagerDuty CEO Quotes Martin Luther King Jr. In Worst Layoff Email Ever

#18
Haven't we reached the stage of this where a CEO laying off people can just send a link to the past 4 CEOs apologies and explanations, and say "watch this video"?

Not much new info being conveyed at this point. I guess you have a need to see your own CEO do it for some kind of closure?

Re: PagerDuty CEO Quotes Martin Luther King Jr. In Worst Layoff Email Ever

#19

Pagerduty is another one of these companies which do not need to exist like Uber and WeWork. No wonder they attract the worst kind of CEOs.

I use it I am pretty happy with its. Of course in theory no company need to exist, but what do you propose people use instead?

Re: PagerDuty CEO Quotes Martin Luther King Jr. In Worst Layoff Email Ever

#20
post #16

This reminds me of an email my CEO sent out in 2008, where he jacked up parking fees at the office "because of the economic downturn." Unfortunately for him, another email he sent out not five minutes before was proudly boasting about record profits.

Nice one. Instant wave of resignations?
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