I Accept Full Responsibility
In a world that’s full of surprises, it turns out that accepting “full responsibility” for massive layoffs might not have the weight it appears to. Art Shaikh, serial entrepreneur and CEO of the tech firm Digital Will more cynically echoes that in the first instance, “claiming responsibility for layoffs might seem like a noble move”, but in reality, “it is advice given by PR professionals”. The language used in these circumstances is so homogeneous and transparent, Mike Lacher from McSweeney’s was able to do a pitch perfect parody.