Chip Cutter

I wrote about a new template for "right sizing" the workforce spreading through C-suites from Block to Snap and Amazon. Instead of laying off in incremental waves, employers are seizing on financial upsides of severing large swaths of staffers at once: wsj.com/business/has-t…

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Trump's call for the Intel CEO to resign adds to his pattern of weighing in on individual company decisions in unprecedented ways, fueling fear that he will target other executives he doesn't like. W/ @ChipCutter: wsj.com/politics/polic…

WSJ: "From Amazon to Bank of America and at companies big and small everywhere in between, there’s a growing belief that having too many employees is itself an impediment. The message from many bosses: Anyone still on the payroll could be working harder."

GSA's letter calls on consulting firms to identify waste and ways to reduce spending, and to explain their work in clear language. A “15 year old should be able to understand what service you provide and why it is important—no consultative jargon or gobbledygook,” it notes.

New: The Trump administration is escalating its efforts to rein in consultants. The GSA plans to ask major consulting firms to create a scorecard within weeks to justify their government work, according to a draft of a letter reviewed by the WSJ: wsj.com/business/accen…

Privately, CEOs are expressing fury at the Trump administration. In public, many are staying quiet. The dissonance was on full display in Washington this week. w/ @ChipCutter wsj.com/business/ceos-…

Meta, McDonalds, Amazon: CEOs everywhere are seizing the opportunity w/ the incoming dealmaker-in-chief, killing policies that Trump hates & they've wanted to target. Says Trump: ‘EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND!!!’ My latest piece, w/ @ChipCutter wsj.com/politics/elect…

Young workers requested a therapist. This company brought one to headquarters. @ChipCutter reports. wsj.com/lifestyle/care… via @WSJ

@DannyGroner Thanks, as always!

@mwieder @alyrose @WSJ Thanks again for chatting with me! So helpful to hear how you're thinking about biz travel these days.

Business travel is back in a big way. Thanks for including me in the story @ChipCutter @alyrose @WSJ wsj.com/business/hospi…

@andybats7 @MHackman I second Northstar Cafe. Love that place!

Twitter friends, need your recs! If you were to eat dinner in Columbus OH in, say, an hour, where would you go?

@DannyGroner Thanks very much, Danny!

@JKropf Hi there. We define the ESG acronym in the second sentence of the story:

@thier_jane Jane, that's so nice!

@ChipCutter is braver, stronger, more patient and I'd imagine more sleep-deprived than anyone in New York! Makes me feel a little silly for whining about the G train! wsj.com/lifestyle/trav…

@ThisMorningShow @WSJ @GordonDeal Always a treat to chat with Gordon. Thanks for including me!

Supercommuter @ChipCutter from @WSJ breaks down the highs and lows of his travel schedule. @GordonDeal #AmericasFirstNews thismorningwithgordondeal.com/n/wedwuf

@vjfuhrmans @WSJ Aww, Vanessa!!! This means so much. Forever grateful for our friendship, and all you've done for me. ❤️ And Ivy! Truly the best dog ever. Looking at this photo fills me with such joy.

Two of my all-time favorite beings (one human, one canine) are here together in this delightful read in the ⁦@WSJ⁩. I am complete. The human is super colleague/friend/journalist/commuter ⁦@ChipCutter, in a selfie with the best dog ever ❤️❤️❤️ wsj.com/lifestyle/trav…

“It was like, monologue!” A number of AI tools are acting as a virtual Miss Manners in meetings, reminding people to share the mic and to modulate their speaking pace to sound less monotone. Great story from @tepingchen: wsj.com/lifestyle/care…

Breakfast at 7. Drinks until midnight. Calendar choreography. How executives are navigating New York’s busiest week. on.wsj.com/3Pq9gMD

@barbarachai Thanks so much, Barbara!