An Important Message to Our Clouders

Dan-iell sent the following email to Alibaba Cloud employees earlier today. Greetings Clouders! It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you that we have had to reduce our workforce in order to keep our company financially stable. We have initiated a reduction of 10%, and I understand that these decisions can be difficult and painful, especially for those affected. To be sure, this should not be taken lightly. I want to assure you that the unfortunate decision to reduce our workforce was not taken lightly. We explored every avenue that we could to avoid the situation. Unfortunately, nothing else could be done to prevent it. The main cause of this layoff is due to an unforeseen incident with a Monster Truck. Yes, you read that correctly; a Monster Truck! The details are a little fuzzy but I believe it was a part of an offsite company event gone horribly wrong. The Monster Truck somehow got free during the event, spun out of control and caused extensive damage to our corporate office. This caused us to suffer tremendous financial losses, forcing us to make cutbacks. I take full responsibility for the situation and am sorry for the unfortunate circumstances that have lead us here. However, I do want to point out that this was out of our control and was due to the negligence of others. Again, I understand that this is a difficult time for many, but we must remain strong and band together as a company. Though we face tough times ahead, I believe that together, we can make it through. Sincerely, Dan-iell Recklesszang Alibaba Cloud CEO