The Layoffs Will Be Blogged

SAN FRANCISCO -- During past downturns, layoffs were mostly a private affair. Big companies tended to issue vague press releases filled with jargon about "downsizing," and start-ups often gave people the pink slip without telling the world anything at all.

Not anymore. In the age of transparency, the layoff will be blogged.

Elon Musk, chief executive of the electric-car company Tesla Motors in San Carlos, Calif., said that he had no choice other than to blog about the Oct. 15 layoffs at the closely watched company -- even though some employees had not yet been told they were losing their jobs.

Valleywag, a Silicon Valley gossip blog owned by Gawker Media, had already published the news, and it was being picked up by traditional media reporters, Mr. Musk said. "We had to say something to prevent articles being written that were not accurate."

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Comments

[joebiz]

We should boycott firms that layoff people, either not purchase their services of products.

[Guy Incognito]

"I...am...job..."

"The position has been filled!"

[iambusto]

thats ok. Obama promised he would pay our rent, gas money and retirement. not to worry.

[darthdarcy]

I are jobless..!

[mediamarv]

Ah yes, what ever happend to F**kedCompany.com???

Joined the Deadpool most likely, but the phrase, from which the one above is taken, "all your base are belong to us" lives forever!!

[blessedtoes]

I almost called you a moran for attributing this to F'd Co., but that wouldn't be fair - many people think it is from Fark.com, too.
It is from a Japanese video game that was hilariously (read poorly) translated. Do a search on the phrase and you will find a flash slide show of the original game screens with all the uproarious captions.
Incidentally, F'd Co. slowly became a soft-prn site before tanking... two paragraphs of failed businesses and ten of naughtiness. Sad.

TAKE OFF EVERY ZIG!

[walk0nwalls]

Ahahahaha, grim humor in that picture.