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Wayfair is laying off 1,650 people.
The cuts, which amount to 13 percent of the company, were announced today. Wayfair previously laid off 1,750 people almost exactly a year ago.
The layoffs today follow an internal memo sent by CEO Niraj Shah last month, in which he lectured employees about working hard and told them to have less of a work-life balance:
“Working long hours, being responsive, blending work and life, is not anything to shy away from,” he wrote. “There is not a lot of history of laziness being rewarded with success.”
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