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A tech CEO is apologizing after quoting Martin Luther King Jr. in a layoffs announcement

On January 24, PagerDuty CEO Jennifer Tejada sent a letter to employees announcing the digital operations management company would eliminate about 7% of its workforce. Tejada quoted King at the end of that letter. “I am reminded in moments like this, of something Martin Luther King said, that ‘the ultimate measure of a [leader] is not where [they] stand in the moments of comfort and convenience, but where [they] stand in times of challenge and controversy,’” she wrote.

“PagerDuty is a leader that stands behind its customers, its values, and our vision — for an equitable world where we transform critical work so all teams can delight their customers and build trust.” On Friday, Tejada apologized for quoting King. “The quote I included from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was inappropriate and insensitive,” she said in the memo. “I should have been more upfront about the layoffs in the email, more thoughtful about my tone, and more concise. I am sorry.

 

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Let her go and show her the door

This is insanity. Just goes to show the smartest guys and gals are not in the corner offices.

White liberals exposed again for their racism lmao

I have a dream..that you will find another job..lol

Why?

Amazing…Let me complete my offense, then I’ll just apologize. These dirty games are exhausting.

And MLK said: 'Fuck you, you are just a serf, now a serf with no job, bad luck suck it up.'

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