(NewsNation) — Payment company Stripe accidentally sent an image of a cartoon duck to some of the employees who were being fired in the company’s latest round of layoffs. Stripe is cutting 300 jobs ...

A cute cartoon duck can be the bearer of bad news. Stripe is laying off 300 people, or about 3.5% of its global workforce — and in emails to some terminated employees, the company accidentally ...

Timing and place certainly matter. A cartoon duck can lift the spirits and be a funny gesture, but you probably shouldn't send one to someone you just laid off. However, a major financial company ...

The company is laying off 300 people this week, some of whom received a PDF image of a cartoon duck in the emails giving them the bad news. If that wasn't enough, affected staff also received an ...