layoff-announcement
Write the layoff communications a leader has to get right once — the all-hands script, the affected/unaffected messages, and the external note, without corporate euphemism or legal risk. Use when asked to write a layoff announcement, communicate a RIF, tell the team about job cuts, or draft the difficult all-hands. Produces the full comms set: leader script, same-hour messages for affected and remaining staff, manager talking points, and the external statement — sequenced.
Profile →npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill layoff-announcement --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Layoff Announcement Skill Layoff communications are read three ways at once: by the people losing their jobs, by the people keeping them, and — later — by lawyers and journalists. This skill writes the set that survives all three readings: direct about the decision, generous about the people, precise about the logistics, and free of the euphemisms ("right-sizing," "streamlining our journey") that insult everyone equally. ## What This Skill Produces - **The leader's all-hands script** — the decision, the reason, the ownership, the logistics - **The affected-employee message** — what happens next, with every date and contact - **The remaining-team message** — honest about the gap between relief and grief - **Manager talking points + FAQ** — for the conversations after the meeting - **The external/press statement** — two paragraphs, no spin ## Required Inputs Ask for these if not provided: - **The facts:** how many, which teams, why (real reason), what severance/support is offered - **The sequence and timing** — who learns when; same-day individual notifications? - **Who owns the decision** — the script's speaker must own it, not "the business" - **Legal constraints** — jurisdiction
- What This Skill Produces
- Required Inputs
- Framework
- Output Format
- 1. Leader's all-hands script
- 2. To affected employees
- 3. To the remaining team
- 4. Manager talking points + FAQ
- 5. External statement
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
What does the layoff-announcement skill do?
Write the layoff communications a leader has to get right once — the all-hands script, the affected/unaffected messages, and the external note, without corporate euphemism or legal risk. Use when asked to write a layoff announcement, communicate a RIF, tell the team about job cuts, or draft the difficult all-hands. Produces the full comms set: leader script, same-hour messages for affected and remaining staff, manager talking points, and the external statement — sequenced.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill layoff-announcement --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,255 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.