Picture of a Duck Accidentally Sent to Stripe Workers Being Laid Off

Stripe is laying off approximately 300 people this week, and the payment technology company appears to have made a royal oversight in the firing. Business Insider Report Employees affected by the layoffs received a PDF image of a duck in their emails, as well as a termination date that was incorrect.

A Stripe spokesperson confirmed the flub Business Insider And said a follow-up email corrected the error Stripe said it still plans to increase its head count to 10,000 this year.

On Blind, a discussion board where tech industry workers can talk anonymously, Stripe employees joked that someone should quickly create a custom duck emoji on the company’s Slack.

The tech industry has undergone unprecedented layoffs in recent years after nearly two decades of growth and mass layoffs—not always smoothly implemented—due to extreme overhiring during the pandemic. A common scenario is when employees wake up and their work devices simply won’t turn on, or they come into the office and try to badge, only to find them Access key does not work. Misinformation sometimes happens Distributed to affected employeesOr layoff emails are sent to work accounts just as employees are prevented from accessing them

Better.com’s CEO received intense heat and subsequently took a leave of absence 900 people were laid off on ZoomA call during which he accused the affected employees of “stealing” by not working hard enough. PagerDuty’s CEO quotes Martin Luther King Jr. in his email Retrenchment of staff.

Overall, power has shifted from tech workers to employers since mass layoffs began in late 2022. Employees can no longer protest their company signing contracts with the Pentagon, or fight for DEI and other initiatives. For all but the best, the job market in tech isn’t that great right now, and leadership’s disregard for employee concerns is palpable.

Stripe CEO Patrick Collison Took a lot of heat “It’s great to be back,” he said in a post shared on his X on a run in Tel Aviv in late 2024. Ireland, where Collison is from and maintains a Stripe office, has been one Voice critic Israel throughout the Gaza war. His company remains strong, with Stripe reportedly earning a valuation Over $70 billion.

It’s great to be back in Tel Aviv. I miss this run. pic.twitter.com/xc4LP1MkQm

— Patrick Collison (@Patrick) November 27, 2024