MSNBC bigwigs leaked layoffs plan in stunning gaffe — and staffer found grim ‘kill list’ morning of bloodbath

NY Post ^ | 3-14-25 | James Franey and Alexandra Steigrad

[dynachrome]

Bungling MSNBC bigwigs accidentally printed out details about the left-leaning network’s impending jobs bloodbath — and the top-secret document was found by a stunned staffer who leaked the details to co-workers, The Post has learned.

The production assistant stumbled across the “kill list” at MSNBC’s 30 Rock headquarters in midtown Manhattan shortly before the cuts were announced on Monday, Feb 24, sources close to the situation said. The printed pages, which were viewed by The Post, laid out meetings to be held with workers and “talent” about their fate in ominously-dubbed “impact conversations,” the insiders said.

“On the Monday, management accidentally printed the list of people and teams getting fired or being made to reapply for their roles.” said one source close to the situation.

“Entire teams in primetime learned that they were getting fired from a printout that a PA found sitting on a printer.”

[dynachrome]

Buy popcorn.

[wally_bert]

I guess no one ever learned to set a private printer job with a PIN.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

That's a shame.   /sarc

[Wally_Kalbacken]

Who hasn’t been involved in a botched mass-layoff situation? I worked for a midwestern utility (WP&L) in the 1990s that was going to get rid of much of its IT department in one swoop - outsourcing it to IBM. Someone left a list on a fax machine, it was discovered while almost all of the IT folks were off-site at a conference. At the conference, they were suddenly all asked to immediately drive back to the office, for the announcements to be made. As they were returning, word circulated, using the field radio devices that preceded cellular phones, and everyone knew their fate before it was announced. Needless to say it didn’t go down so well.

Basically, there is no good way to fire someone.

[I-ambush]

“BLOODBATH??” Does that mean the execs are domestic terrorists?

[DIRTYSECRET]

If they’re not in front of the camera it’s no big deal.

[Alas Babylon!]

[Bobbyvotes]

I worked for an outfit notorious for boom periods and bust periods. 20-30% layoff occurred regularly every couple of years. The engineering department I was in, hoped their name was not called on intercom to step into chief engineer’s office. Because everyone knew what that meant.

When boom period arrived, with more orders than personnel to work on them, any warm body who walked in was immediately hired. Then we had to train the newbie from scratch. If management was smart, they would have used more overtime for experienced engineers and be stringent about hiring somewhat experienced workers. Management underestimates value of experienced worker’s productivity.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

When the boss stops at your desk, says “Follow me,” and leads you into a private meeting room with an HR person and company attorney there, you get that sinking feeling that you are not there to get a big performance award, a promotion, and a bonus check.

[Gene Eric]

MSNBC is Comcast

[happyathome]

I witnessed an elderly semi-sentient CEO ask a manager if he was ready to take responsibility for a portion of the business - the manager was on his cell phone, phone on “speaker”, on his way from the airport in a car driven by his boss who was about to be laid off.

[shanover]

I once worked in a mail room and copy room. I was privy to everything in the company from unbelievable stupid, redundant and obscenely long reports, interesting mail (that couldn’t be mailed to home if you get the drift), unreleased office news from the higher ups, tech department information (they were the nerve center), facilities (the head guy knew everything) and great gossip.

[bigbob]

Paper printout lying around probably means someone intended for it to be found.

[Flavious_Maximus]

MSDNC were no doubt recipients of USAID. Now that the money flow has abruptly stopped, they can’t afford to pay for the low performing pygmy cannibals, soon to follow with the degenerate homosexuals. There are only so many freaks in the world willing to watch that filthy shlock.

Next to go are PBS and NPR. /spit

[Wally_Kalbacken]

I only had that experience once. It was the end of my corporate employment phase, and I next opened my law practice and never looked back, so I actually appreciated getting laid off. It gave be the kick in the rear that I needed. But the moment it happened I was invited into the boss's office, which was by itself not so uncommon for me. But what was interesting was the entrance of a fellow I knew and liked, but had little working contact with. He was on the board of directors of the parent organization. He closed the door and sat down and I thought then of the moment when Joe Pesci's character in Goodfellas walks into the room expecting to be "made", and instead is assassinated.

[minnesota_bound]

I worked at a check print company that was closing 42 out of 60 plants when a new ceo was hired. A new plant about 20 miles away was built and “reapply for your job” was a phrase I remember if you wanted to keep your job. Only 10 people out of just under 300 people from 2 shifts qualified....