India, Sept. 30 -- A LinkedIn post by an HR executive has gone viral, sparking a debate about transparency and the ethics of layoffs. In the post, Jackson Lynch, the Chief HR Officer at Consigliere, revealed that 2,000 employees applauded following a mass layoff - not out of happiness, but in response to the company's candid approach.

"2,000 employees clapped for layoffs. Not because they were happy to lose colleagues, or even their own job. But because we told them the truth," Lynch wrote in the post.

He emphasised that the company avoided corporate jargon and euphemisms, explaining plainly why the layoffs were necessary, what they meant for the business, and what steps would follow. "No jargon. No 'reorg' spin. No sugarcoating. Just h...