https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/ex-microsoft-hr-vp-says-nobody-likes-firing-people-during-holidays-layoffs-are-common-at-the-start-of-a-year-2481513-2023-12-28
"The layoffs may have been pending in the back of the executive's mind for some time. But a layoff around the holidays is in such poor taste that most have been convinced by the HR team to delay it until the new year. The first quarter it is," Williams wrote.