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on August 9, the CEO of a marketing company in the United States announced layoffs, and then he took a tearful selfie, saying that it was very difficult and sad for him to make a layoff decision; Post this photo on LinkedIn. However, the move sparked ridicule from a large number of netizens.

According to reports, Ohio-based online company Hypersocial CEO Brendan Walleck posted a long post on LinkedIn on the 9th, announcing the company's decision to lay off employees. Moreover, in this long article, he also elaborated on the difficulties of making the decision to lay off employees, and put the blame on himself.

Walleck also uploaded a crying selfie, emphasizing that although the decision to lay off employees was a last resort, he still loves his employees.

However, Wallace's behavior was ridiculed by many netizens. As of the afternoon of August 10, the post had received 28,500 feedbacks, more than 4,770 comments and nearly 400 retweets. Many netizens called it the "most ridiculous spam post" of the year, filled with "false self-pity and self-concern."

Walleck also revealed that he did his best before the layoffs, and did not receive a salary until last year.