“While we’re confident in the future of Hasbro, the current environment demands that we do more, even if these choices are some of the hardest we have to make,” Cocks said in an email to staff and published by the Wall Street Journal. “I know this news is especially difficult during the holiday season,” he continued. “There is no sugar-coating how hard this is, particularly for the employees directly affected”.
The rest of the memo characterised the massive number of layoffs as “a last resort” and a “lever we must pull to keep Hasbro healthy”. Cocks first stepped into the role of Hasbro CEO in February 2022 and
now earns an annual salary of $1.5 million. He received $9.4 million in total compensation last year. Z toho je úplně cejtit, jak mu krvácí srdce. :-(
