Specific numbers like that makes for a nice change.  So far <i>touch wood</i> I&#x27;ve never been in a company where layoffs have happened, but people I know who have been often just get notice that &quot;some&quot; layoffs will happen and it rarely seems like most of management has a clue how many they&#x27;re intending to cut, with there being some target $$ value in salary reduction or similar in mind.<p>Often the process then more broadly resembles a farce, with managers trying to protect their mini-empires by sabotaging others.  Giving an explicit number seems to indicate that Twitter has a clear idea of exactly what they&#x27;re trying to do here.