A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO
Layoffs at Robinhood
Jan 08, 2026
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4 min readVladimir the Unlucky
CEO at Robinhood
Vladimir sent the following email to Robinhood employees earlier today.
Dear Robinhooders,
Today, our company has had to part ways with 10% of our colleagues, due to an unfortunate set of events. It all started when the "Great Salvinini", a world-famous magician, came to our office and asked to perform a show. Everyone was excited and eagerly awaiting his tricks, but much to our chagrin, the Great Salvinini accidentally set off a magical spell that caused the entire office to break out into a fit of uncontrollable laughter. Despite our best efforts, operations were greatly disrupted and our costs skyrocketed. So as CEO, I take full responsibility for this decision and want to make sure everyone knows that I am committed to helping our team through this tough time.
The Great Salvinini accidentally set off a magical spell that caused the entire office to break out into a fit of uncontrollable laughter.
I'm sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
Sincerely,
Vladimir the Unlucky
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