The payment processing platform reportedly sent an image of a cartoon duck in emails to employees notifying them of their termination.

Stripe, the Bay Area’s second most valuable startup, emailed a layoff notice to 300 workers - along with a cartoon picture. Is this the way to handle layoffs?

Stripe laid off 300 employees, equivalent to around 3.5% of its workforce, on Monday, with most of the roles in the product, engineering, and operations departments.