A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO

Address to Stripe Employees

Feb 24, 2026
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Patty Collide-son
CEO at Stripe


Patty sent the following email to Stripe employees earlier today. Greetings Stripe-ers! I hope you're all doing well today. As you all know, we have sadly had to lay off a small percentage of our team. While this is never an easy decision, I want each of you to know that I take full accountability for this difficult situation.
We will be taking extra precautionary measures to ensure that our Stripe-ers are not only the most talented coders, developers and designers, but also the freshest smelling!
It all began when one of our employees had particularly powerful BO. Over time, we found ourselves losing clients and team members; this is why our leadership team decided that a small number of layoffs were absolutely necessary. Moving forward, we will be taking extra precautionary measures to ensure that our Stripe-ers are not only the most talented coders, developers and designers, but also the freshest smelling! Fondly, Patty Collide-son
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