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CEO posts crying selfie after firing employees

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A marketing CEO was mocked this week after posting a tearful selfie to LinkedIn in an effort to show that not all CEOs are “cold-hearted.”

Bradon Wallake, CEO of marketing agency Hypersocial, posted the sad selfie to LinkedIn on Wednesday. In under 24 hours, the post received around 7,000 comments.

In his post, Mr. Wallake described laying off his employees as one of the hardest things he has ever had to do.

“I made a decision in February and stuck with that decision for far too long. Now, I know my team will say that ‘we made that decision together,’ but I lead us into it.