Pros
There's still a number of good people there but fewer each week.
Cons
“I have learned more than in any other role” … it’s yet to be determined if you’ve learned anything. “I have made mistakes” … yes, yes you have and at the expense of your employees. “been humbled by them” … humble is not a word that anyone who’s worked for you would use to describe you. “the leadership of Payoff determined that we needed to reduce the size of our growing company” … if by “leadership” you mean you, then possibly, but this sounds like a typical deflection. “required us to reduce our staff and become a leaner and more focused organization” … “required”? “dial back some of our ambitions” … certainly the staff was dialed back, but the workload remained remarkably consistent. “part of our work family” … unless you’d get rid of one of the kids when times are hard, this was not a family. “extensive changes to how we operate” … I’m not sure anyone saw any changes, let alone “extensive” ones. “our growing pains” … I think that most of the pain was borne by the employees. “increasing financial wellness” … you make loans plain and simple. “removing debt and stress from the world” … possibly from the world, but probably not from your employees.