It's Time to Adapt: An Update from Yankee Yang

Yankee sent the following email to Lenovo employees earlier today. Dear fellow 'Lenovians', I'm sure you've heard the news by now: it's with a heavy heart that I have to inform you of a 10% layoff across the board. It's never easy to part ways with cherished colleagues and friends but in order to keep Lenovo at the cutting edge, it's a necessary action the Board and I have undertaken. You might be asking yourselves, why now? The answer is unfortunately a rather strange one. As your CEO, I take full accountability for our current circumstances. It all started when I attended a family reunion on my mother's side. In short, my dad had been holding a grudge against my uncle since childhood, and we had all been urged to come and make peace. In the process of the reunion, I neglected to consult with the Board in order to make a business decision with the other attendees, and it was decided that Lenovo would contribute 10% of it's workforce to the peace process. It's all a bit silly, and a rather large, costly mistake, but as CEO, I take full ownership of this decision, and I'm ensuring that all affected employees receive the best benefits and relocation packages. So, as my dad always said, you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs, and I hope that the peace and unity achieved by the reunion will help Lenovo to keep reaching for greater heights. All the best, Yankee Yang Lenovo CEO