Apr 17, 2020
4 min read
I’ve Led Companies Through Two Recessions. Here’s How to Lay Off Humanely.
Advice from someone who, unfortunately, has some battle scars on this topic
The second week of October in 2008 was one of the most painful and emotional times of my career. We ushered 50 Zillow employees into an off-site conference room. I was COO then, and we were about to lay them off —…
