R/GA lays off approximately 15% of US staff
Shop claims under 100 employees were affected.
“My heart is heavy with the news of the layoffs at R/GA. It's difficult to put into words the range of emotions I'm feeling right now,” Aaron Green a director, media and connections posted. “So many incredible individuals—talented, smart, collaborative, innovative, kind, lovely, generous, inspiring, and downright good people—have been impacted in every discipline and at every level.”
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One person who was let go said they were told in a meeting on Monday that their team would be undergoing layoffs, and then received an invite for an individual Zoom meeting the next day during which they were informed by HR that they were laid off, effective the same day.