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Indeed ran ‘grief sessions’ to help staff with ‘layoff survivor guilt’ after cutting jobs

Internal documents show the company ran sessions that offered staff ‘a space to be held, witnessed and acknowledged for your experience’

Indeed: ran sessions that covered ‘grief, layoff survivor guilt and grieving through a consultation period’ after announcing job cuts. Picture: Maura Hickey

Indeed, the online recruitment platform, ran a series of “grief sessions” to help staff deal with what it called “layoff survivor guilt” after announcing plans to cut 2,200 jobs worldwide.

Internal company documents seen by the Business Post show that Indeed’s diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging team ran a series of mental health sessions in April to try and help staff come to terms with its move to cut 15 per cent of its global ...