{"success":true,"data":{"id":"64617c5f-45d4-46d0-8381-4813567b698c","title":"Pixar facing backlash after using character letterhead for layoff notices","summary":"Light Dark Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in Pixar faces backlash for using character letterhead for layoff notices Erin KellerFriday 24 July 2026 17:05 BST Copy link Boo...","content":"Light Dark\n\n### Thank you for registering\n\nPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in\n\n# Pixar faces backlash for using character letterhead for layoff notices\n\n[Erin Keller](https://www.independent.co.uk/author/erin-keller)Friday 24 July 2026 17:05 BST\n\n*   Copy link  \n\n## Bookmark popover\n\nRemoved from bookmarks\n\nClose popover\n\n(Getty Images)\n\n*   [Pixar](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/monsters-inc-movie-pixar-toy-story-5-b3017421.html) Animation Studios used a Mrs. Incredible letterhead to notify [California](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/toxic-love-story-netflix-true-events-b3020973.html) state officials that more than 100 [employees](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/employees) are about to lose their jobs.\n*   [The Walt Disney Company](https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/culture/winnie-the-pooh-royal-mint-coin-b2993652.html)-owned studio is set to lay off 108 employees at its Emeryville headquarters as part of a round of [cuts](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/cuts) across [Disney](https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/espn-layoffs-karl-ravech-cam-newton-david-lloyd-b3019551.html), according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing submitted to state officials Tuesday, [SFGate](https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/pixar-mrs-incredible-layoffs-22357876.php) reports.\n*   The cuts at Pixar primarily affect creative roles, including 23 technical directors and nine story artists. \n*   A copy of the notice [shared by the outlet](https://x.com/maattttbrown/status/2080419697200398821/photo/1)shows Mrs. Incredible, also known as Elastigirl from Pixar's 2004 hit _The Incredibles_, replacing the \"I\" in the Pixar logo at the top of the letter, standing with her hands on her hips. \n*   Using Mrs. Incredible letterhead for the layoff notifications was an ironic choice given the character's backstory of her husband losing his job. \n\nIn full\n\n[](https://terica-store.com/a7aff7b3-f1a2-4ada-8996-421175ec048d)[6 Cordless Pressure Washers Tested, The Winner Wasn't DeWalt Or EGO dailybloginfo | 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