Viral layoff videos reflect a sea change in work culture (www.axios.com)

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Your last day is today." These five brutal words, integral to most layoffs, have typically been heard privately. Not anymore.

What's happening: As a spate of layoffs continues in tech and media, workers — especially younger ones — are sharing the intimate details publicly on TikTok, LinkedIn, X, and other platforms.

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[-] bullshitter@lemmy.world 42 points 5 months ago

Letting people know how they don't care about their employees one bit

[-] athos77@kbin.social -5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

ime, this usually happens because the employer didn't care about the employees, either.

[-] beetus@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

What is a sea change? Never heard this anachronism/phrase put this way

Did they mean to say a Sea of Change? The source article also says it this way.

[-] southernbrewer@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_change_(idiom)

[-] beetus@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Today I learned! Thanks

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