Feb 26 (Reuters) - * Oil and gas producer SandRidge Energy Inc said on Monday it cut 80 employees, or 30 percent of its Oklahoma City workforce * SandRidge recently ousted its chief executive and finance chief after complaints about its strategy and spending by activist investor Carl Icahn * Company statement said the workforce cuts were designed to align its workforce with its revised strategic plan * Company previously said it would reduce capital spending budget by at least 23 percent this ye