Yahoo Layoffs Begin, CEO Sends Employees Apologetic Letter

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday April 4, 2012 @07:55AM from the so-long-farewell-aufwiedersehn-goodbye dept.

redletterdave writes "As expected, Yahoo began laying off more than 2,000 employees on Wednesday morning — roughly 14 percent of the company's total workforce — in its effort to slim down and pivot its focus in a new direction. The mass layoff marks the sixth time in four years — and under three different CEOs, no less — that Yahoo has dumped employees, but this one will the company's biggest in its 17-year history. Scott Thompson, Yahoo's CEO, sent an apologetic letter to all his employees this morning explaining the changes."

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Re:Yahoo is dead by Anonymous Coward · 2012-04-04 08:14 · Score: 4, Funny

Canned "I'm so sorry" letter, probably copied it off of the Internet using Google Search.
They can't do that! by emag · 2012-04-04 08:14 · Score: 4, Funny

They can't do that, it's supposed to be *my* Yahoo! and I didn't give permission...

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