A CEO who was torn apart on social media when he laid off his employees then posted a teary photo about it has apologised for how it came across
HyperSocial CEO Braden Wallake had posted the tearful selfie to LinkedIn as he opened up about how the lay-offs were "my fault" and described the post as his "most vulnerable thing" he would share.
But he was savaged across social media as he was accused of making the employees' loss of their jobs about him and portraying himself as suffering too."I've gone back and forth whether to post this or not. We just had to layoff a few of our employees. I've seen a lot of layoffs over the last few weeks on LinkedIn. Most of those are due to the economy, or whatever other reason.
He said he wanted people to see "not every CEO out there is cold-hearted" and that he hoped his staff knew he loved them, adding that he could not think of a "lower moment" than this. Some social media users asked why Mr Wallake did not use his platform to promote the staff he laid off for future jobs.Others criticised him for describing the impact it has on the head of a company as his former employees face joblessness and accused him of "crocodile tears".Mr Wallake said: "Hey everyone, yes, I am the crying CEO. No, my intent was not to make it about me or victimise myself. I am sorry it came across that way.
"What I want to do now, is try to make better of this situation and start a thread for people looking for work."People seeking new work: Post your resume, desired job title, qualifications.His LinkedIn profile says his goal is to make "business-to-business marketing and sales campaigns fun AND effective" and "there's a way to make connections and closing leads fun and that's where we come in".
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