GoKawiilHubSpot CTO's LinkedIn post on layoffs draws online criticism
HubSpot co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah published a short LinkedIn post thanking employees affected by the company's recent 7% workforce reduction, describing it as a 'parting of ways.' The post prompted a wave of critical responses from LinkedIn users who objected to its tone.
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Executive communication around layoffs is increasingly scrutinized publicly, and how leaders phrase such announcements can shape a company's reputation among current staff, former employees and job seekers. The backlash suggests a gap between corporate messaging intended to project goodwill and how affected workers and observers actually perceive it.
- HubSpot cut 7% of its workforce this week
- CTO Dharmesh Shah posted a brief thank-you message to laid-off staff on LinkedIn
- The post's wording drew criticism from users for seeming tone-deaf
Source: fastcompany.com, 2026-10-08
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