CEO Daniel Ek told employees in a memo they would get an email from HR in two hours. The music streaming giant said in a blog post Monday announcing the cuts that "being lean is not just an option but a necessity." CEO Daniel Ek sent an email to his employees Monday with the same memo shared in the blog post. Two Spotify employees, who did not wish to be identified, told BI that some employees expected the further layoffs were looming. AdvertisementThe company shared a blog post in September titled "Unlocking Internal Mobility", which said that internal mobility would be "taking a higher priority."

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Persons: Daniel Ek, —, Ek, Katarina Berg, we've, I've, we're, Katarina, Severance, We're, – Daniel Organizations: Spotify, Business, Service, BI Locations: Stockholm, Sweden, Europe, Canada, Mexico, Israel, India