Business owner and CEO shared a tearful selfie onLinkedIn and shared his The announcement of the company's layoffs sparked controversy.
Braden Wallake, CEO of his HyperSocial B2B marketing agency, shared an emotional post on LinkedIn on Tuesday that he described as "the most vulnerable person ever to share." It was expressed as a thing.
“This is the most vulnerable thing I have ever shared. I've seen a lot of job cuts on LinkedIn in the last few weeks, most of them for economic or other reasons.Ours? Responsible wrote. "I made a decision in February and stuck with that decision for too long. Now I know my team will say, 'We made that decision together.'
"And because of those failures, what I had to do today was the hardest thing ever."
In a candid post, Warake went on to claim that he wanted to be "a business owner who just wants to make money and hurt anyone along the way," but he's not.
"So I want people to know that not all CEOs out there are cold and don't care when they have to lay people off," he continued. "I'm sure there are hundreds and thousands of other people like me. The ones you're not talking about. Because they didn't lay off 50, 500, 5,000 employees. They laid off one, two or three people.”
Wallake also acknowledges that it is not “professional” to say “I love you” to an employee, but He also said he wants his employees to know how he does his job.
“I know it's unprofessional to tell my employees that I love them, but at the bottom of my heart they know how much I'm doing. "Their family. Their friends. Their hobbies."
The CEO ended the post by attaching a selfie in which tears can be seen streaming down his face as he said, "I can't think of a lower moment."
In his one day since being posted, Wallake's post has received more than 28,000 reactions on his Career platform, with many reacting negatively to the update. According to the majority of comments, the CEO's post was nothing more than a "virtue signal," with one suggesting instead taking care of employees with "behavior." Virtue signal nonsense, stop posting about it on social media (do nothing for them) and take care of people with your actions...as some posts said...that's If it upsets you, get them hired somewhere else...or take a play from US Bank and everyone in the company gets a 10-15% pay cut until the economy improves. "That way we can maintain the culture that has invested in our people and pay cuts can be temporary or renegotiated later."
Another said: This is creepy and narcissistic. This is a fascinating “empathy” that encourages narcissistic behavior. just stop. Please.
``Are you looking for sympathy when people have lost their livelihoods because of your mismanagement? Grow up,'' someone urged.
Most of the comments questioned why Warake shared the post on LinkedIn rather than doing something to help the employee he had to let go. Some defended his CEO. let the employees go.
"I don't know Mr. Braden, but as the owner of a manufacturing company with a vibrant culture, your post resonates with me," one user commented. . “During the 2008 recession, I had the painful task of laying off 60% of the entire team, and it was a daunting task. There are things we must do, but they are necessary and must be done to keep the business alive and healthy. of asked Warake for comment.
