CX employees must now live within 60 miles of one of seven "hubs" — Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Reno, Dallas, Austin, Chicago, or Pittsburgh.
AdvertisementPatagonia verified the details of the announcement to BI, confirming that 90 of 255 CX staff in the US were affected.
Both employees BI spoke to said they were accepting the severance and did not know anyone who was considering relocation.
AdvertisementPatagonia spokesperson Corley Kenna told BI several employees had already indicated they would relocate.
Advertisement"The reality is that our CX team has been running at 200% to 300% overstaffed for much of this year," Kenna told BI.
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