A cute cartoon duck can be the bearer of bad news.
Stripe is laying off 300 people, or about 3.5% of its global workforce — and in emails to some terminated employees, the company accidentally sent an image of a yellow cartoon duck, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN.
Some employees also received incorrect termination dates in the emails on Monday, adding more awkward insult to injury. The blunders were addressed afterward by Rob McIntosh, the chief people officer of Stripe, in a memo to employees shared with CNN.
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