You're an eng director. Finance just cut your headcount budget by three engineers. You have four open roles, two in final stages. You have to decide by end of week what goes and how to tell the team. Walk me through your call.

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Stay specific. One example, told well, beats three told fast. Make your decisions visible — what you chose between. End on what changed, for whom.

You're an eng director. Finance just cut your headcount budget by three engineers. You have four open roles, two in final stages. You have to decide by end of week what goes and how to tell the team. Walk me through your call.

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