China's Big Tech firms are sending congratulation notes for 'graduating' to employees they're laying off

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China's most influential tech companies are laying off workers — and congratulating them on the job loss.

After news broke last week that e-commerce giant JD.com was axing workers, some social media users in China started sharing images of a cheery note titled "Graduation notice" reportedly issued by the company's human resources department.

The JD.com note, which has been verified to Insider by a source, is generically addressed to an unnamed employee, or "JDer." It reads: "Happy graduation! Congratulations for having graduated from JD.com! Thank you for the companionship!"

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Calling the layoffs "graduation" and congratulating affected employees "​​seem to be some form of damage control, especially to mitigate negative backlashes from potential disgruntled employees," said Adrian Goh, cofounder of Singapore-based recruitment portal NodeFlair which has been placing job seekers in roles at several internet companies.