> First: these actions are not taking place today. We will be notifying everyone next week about whether their role is impacted

this seems like a pretty terrible way to do a layoff. announce on a Thursday "25% of you will be laid off" but wait until some unspecified time next week for the actual notifications?

this is going to cause a lot of unnecessary stress and anxiety among the 75% who are staying. if I was in that group, it would not boost my confidence in the company's leadership.