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Klarna CEO draws criticism for posting emails of almost 600 ‘Klarnauts’ who lost jobs

‘Make the list available to recruiters that ask for it, and not to the whole internet’

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, chief executive and co-founder of Klarna, earlier announced plans to cut 10% of his workforce
Sebastian Siemiatkowski, chief executive and co-founder of Klarna, earlier announced plans to cut 10% of his workforce Photo: Johan Jeppsson/Getty Images

The chief executive of embattled buy-now-pay-later company Klarna drew criticism for publishing a list of the hundreds of employees he has let go.

Sebastian Siemiatkowski posted the list on LinkedIn, a week after announcing job cuts for about 10% of Klarna’s global workforce.

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