WPP laying off 700 people?

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the after cannes layoffs. gotta keep the tradition.

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Lmao. I CANNESNOT EVEN.

WPP will be bankrupt and broken in pieces in 5 years.

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I’ll take any job at this point.

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Gotta pay the rosé bill from Cannes somehow.

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Ogilvy laying off 5% of its workforce = 700 people.

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I wasn’t looking for math. I was looking for the article, which I have since seen now.

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Mark Read’s legacy gift.

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FYI: You misspelled “grift.”

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Evidence?

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Evidence has been presented, accepted, and appreciated! Thank you!

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Was the rationale loss of business? Thought I saw something about AI replacing jobs but no real specifics

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Prob more layoffs to come, too

That place gives bad vibes.

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only 700? pump up those numbers, rookie

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Yup and Liz Taylor and co were partying it up in Cannes

They already did

Wow… I literally just saw 4 job openings for WPP. And then I come across this post. Bullet dodged, thank you 🫡

Where's the wpp mental health advisors when you need them?! Constantly looking over my shoulder waiting for the dreaded Confidential Business Update teams invite and make sure you WFH that day oh no...

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