It's good to warn your employees.
Kate is the boss at a tech startup.
Kate needs to lay off some employees to keep the company afloat.
Kate explains to the whole company that money is tight and the last ones hired will need to start looking for employment elsewhere.
Kate has her secretary tell certain employees they've been laid off with no warning on a Friday afternoon.
The employees are stressed but understand what is happening and why.
The laid off employees suffer stress and the remaining employees don't trust Kate.