Utter rubbish -don't you ever check before making a fool of your self on flyertalk

Prior the pandemic Cathay had 34,200 staff this was reduced to about 21,000 by early 2021 i.e. Cathay let under 35% of the staff go - not exactly everyone !
By early 2024 Cathay again employed close to 26000 staff worldwide with over 95% based in Hong Kong

Some on line sources offer slightly differing figures and dates but not by a lot .