The passive voice around laying off employees is always so gross. It didn't magically require you lay off those employees. Someone in your C-suite decided. Own it.
Layoffs are amazing. Every layoff I’ve experienced has been a financial gain and reduction in my total workload. That’s the whole point of severance packages: to keep employees happy enough to not sue.
And let me tell you, getting laid off is one of my favorite things.
As long as my check clears, corporate PR can say whatever nonsense they want, nobody’s really listening to them anyway.
Those are a lot less fun.