[sideband]

> Sudden layoffs can also help maintain labor discipline, which a lot of business leaders felt was getting away from them.

We saw this theatre at my employer. A mandatory all-company meeting called with a few hours notice, lots of stern faces and vague ominous talk, followed by "you will be notified in the next moments if you are being made redundant".

They are a huge company whose name you would almost certainly recognize. We found out later that the total number of people let go was....5. That's how many people we hired in our group alone the previous month. It was just a show.

[jeffrallen]

Bread, circuses, whips and chains. Spicy.