How can say this. If guys are displaced they will have to pull their kids out of school, ask their wife to find a new job, sell a house, buy a house. Not everyone is 23 who can just squat in a different town. Company communication helps employees plan their business. I don't wake up every morning and surf the employee website. They could also announce the planned size so employees could calculate the possible effects on them and plan accordingly. Its only a "good" thing for some.