Thread regarding CBS Corp. layoffs

• ABC is laying off nearly 200 staffers, but don’t worry — they’ve generously offered “respect, gratitude, and empathy” in return for your paycheck
• CBS is gleefully scooping up ABC’s castoffs like it’s Black Friday for broadcast executives
• Wendy McMahon, former ABC exec and now CBS queen bee, is building her own GMA 2.0 by hiring the same folks ABC just dumped
• Tom Cibrowski, the guy who once helped “Good Morning America” finally beat “Today,” is now CBS News’ shiny new toy
• ABC’s memo on layoffs was filled with heartfelt phrases like “extraordinary staff” and “incredibly challenging decisions” — translation: “good luck out there”
• ABC staffers are “on edge,” which is a gentle way of saying people are quietly updating their LinkedIn at their desks
• McMahon seems thrilled to collect the same team ABC didn’t want — proving you can fail upward if you jump networks
• ABC tried to downplay the bloodbath by pointing out it’s “less than 6%” of their workforce, as if that makes being laid off more fun
• No comment from ABC or CBS, probably because they’re too busy playing executive Pokémon — gotta catch ‘em all