another sign that modern day Medtronic lacks the values of the company founded by Earl is the Medtronic PR spin that layoffs are just “rumors.” To show professionalism toward the possibly thousands of employees who were let go this week, it would go a long way to publicly acknowledge layoffs, thank former employees for their work, and speak to how it is a consequence of re-organization, even if layoffs really are a result of executive incompetence more than anything.
Workers bought into the company. They dedicated years of their lives to the mission. They played the game and built careers here. There’s no reason to pretend they never existed. It’s amazing how PR works so hard to defend the company’s public image at the expense of tanking morale internally. It really is shameful.