Stripe—Laid off 300 employees in botched process that sent duck photo and wrong termination dates
Stripe cut 300 employees from product, engineering, and operations on a US national holiday. Some received a PDF image of a duck and incorrect termination dates due to the layoff being sent early by mistake. Reports indicate employees on older pay bands were targeted regardless of performance. Average engineer pay fell ~14% over two years.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worker Rights | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.572 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Laid off 300 employees in botched process that sent duck photo and wrong termination dates
Stripe cut 300 employees from product, engineering, and operations on a US national holiday. Some received a PDF image of a duck and incorrect termination dates due to the layoff being sent early by mistake. Reports indicate employees on older pay bands were targeted regardless of performance. Average engineer pay fell ~14% over two years.