Absurd Corporate Layoff Logic Satire: The Hiring-to-Fire Paradox
- Ravi

- Oct 23, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: Dec 31, 2025

The Scenario Corporate decision-making often defies basic arithmetic, and this absurd corporate layoff logic satire captures the peak of that boardroom "weirdness."
In this corporate layoff cartoon, management faces a massive layoff target and decides the best way to hit it is by hiring thousands of new employees first.
It’s a hilarious yet biting look at the "hiring-to-fire" paradox that leaves HR professionals and employees scratching their heads.
The Observation The satire targets the flawed logic of workforce metrics. It critiques a corporate culture where the goal isn't sustainable growth, but simply "hitting the numbers," no matter how convoluted the path.
When leaders treat headcount like a game of Tetris—adding pieces just to clear a line—it exposes the deep disconnect between boardroom spreadsheets and human reality.
“In some boardrooms, hitting a layoff target by hiring more people is seen as 'strategic alignment'; everywhere else, it’s just basic math failing in real-time.”
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Series: Layoff cartoons
Theme: HR Cartoons
