A virtual town hall meeting to discuss lay-offs at Vice Media was abruptly cut short last week after executives complained about a flood of “thumbs-down” emojis overtaking the screen.

Chief content officer Cory Haik was giving an update to the company about recently announced job cuts on Wednesday when angry emoji reactions began to pour in.

“It’s a very, very, very difficult time in the macro landscape, I think you all know that, I’ve talked about that a lot,” she began to explain.

“The Vice publishing business is now going to operate as a smaller, break-even business. It is no longer unprofitable, but it is a much smaller offering.”

But Vice Media chief executive Bruce Dixon interrupted Haik’s comments to ditch the meeting altogether. (Read more from “CEO Abruptly Ends Virtual Meeting About Staff Lay-Offs Due to Flood of Thumbs-Down Emojis” HERE)