And everyone was laid off - there were a few transfers, but in general all people were laid off

Things are getting just weird, seriously... This is like right now... LeEco delays payroll until August due to ‘financial constraints’ Jul 11, 2017 by Matt Burns Some LeEco employees in China will not get paid until August. According to an official... — read more 

Shuffle on top, peons and grunts will pay. Layoffs are coming. CCCCC http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/22/leeco-massive-layoffs-expected-tuesday-meeting.html

Layoff in India, Bay area, China...where else next?

Not sure if that was money well spent but I am sure you will give them some layoffs soon so you may save money that way