Address to Employees regarding Layoffs

Adam sent the following email to Airtable employees earlier today. Greetings Airtablers! It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that due to events outside of our control, we are facing layoffs of 10% of our workforce. As your CEO, I take full responsibility for making the tough decisions necessary to ensure the long-term success of Airtable. It all started several weeks ago, when we found out that actor Keanu Reeves was coming to town. We were extremely excited to have Keanu visit our office, and soon, the news spread like wildfire across the office. To our surprise, Keanu was actually extremely interested in learning about the inner workings of our company, and proceeded to constantly shadow our senior executives, absorbing as much knowledge as possible. Little did we know that Keanu was actually planning on leaving and starting his own company - one that would be in direct competition with us. Yesterday, Keanu launched his own version of Airtable, and the sudden influx of competition has caused our market share to drop drastically. In light of this, we must take immediate action to cut costs, and sadly, layoffs are one of the few solutions. We understand that this news is difficult, and we wish to thank all of the Airtablers for their hard work and dedication. Sincerely, Adam Pisonator, CEO.