Sam Parr  ⚪️

Then let me clarify. When you do a RIF, you offer the people you want to stay the choice about staying if it involves a significant comp change or role change. It is, as we founders of things say, THE LAW. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructive_dismissal …

So the CEO of a $5B company wants to reward white people (and terminate them) and punish POC (with lower pay/jobs)? You know he wants his company to succeed right? He's probably trying to retain his best people. If the company is the KKK, okay. If not, you're a fool. My $ on #2

Also, it doesn’t have to be maliciously motivated: they may have thought they were doing these folks a favor. Just like white slave owners thought they were doing the slaves a favor by feeding and clothing them. The language of favors has been used for oppression since always.

The smugness. Is so off putting.

Of slave owners? Or of me? If my style doesn’t do it for you, there have been literally hundreds of comments from people of every ilk...hopefully you can find someone in there that suits you.

What would you have tweeted if it were the other way around?

Depends which version you mean. It would also have been wrong to terminate the POC/woman alone, which is the opposite, so probably yes.

"Hey $5B valuation startup: you cut the POC women with good severance but kept the men and whites, forced them into new roles, and halved their pay. That’s not how it works. Fix it in 72 hours or I’ll @ you and the investors (and yes, I already sent you a private note)."