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A tech CEO is apologizing after quoting Martin Luther King Jr. in a layoffs announcement.
On January 24, PagerDuty CEO Jennifer Tejada despatched a letter to staff asserting the digital operations administration firm would get rid of about 7% of its workforce.
Tejada quoted King on the finish of that letter.
“I am reminded in moments like this, of something Martin Luther King said, that ‘the ultimate measure of a [leader] is not where [they] stand in the moments of comfort and convenience, but where [they] stand in times of challenge and controversy,’” she wrote. “PagerDuty is a leader that stands behind its customers, its values, and our vision — for an equitable world where we transform critical work so all teams can delight their customers and build trust.”
On Friday, Tejada apologized for quoting King.
“The quote I included from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was inappropriate and insensitive,” she stated within the memo. “I should have been more upfront about the layoffs in the email, more thoughtful about my tone, and more concise. I am sorry.”
When requested for added remark, a consultant for PagerDuty pointed to the weblog put up up to date with Tejada’s apology.
The tech business has seen a spate of layoffs in current weeks. Amazon introduced in early January that it could lay off greater than 18,000 employees. And Salesforce stated it plans to chop about 10% of its employees. Microsoft, in the meantime, is shedding 10,000 staff.
Source: www.cnn.com