They're doing something very different from the run-of-the-mill kind of startup, funding, salary management and various other things. I'm sure thousands of peo

They're doing something very different from the run-of-the-mill kind of startup, funding, salary management and various other things. I'm sure thousands of people have been thrilled with Buffer growing and thriving and see it as a breath of fresh air in a climate filled with bean counter CEOs who think anything and everything boils down to a number that can be turned like a set of knobs to change outcomes (and of course, most of them fail and jump to another job with a nice golden parachute). I personally think the executive compensation disparities that traditional CEOs bring in and how they deal with things are very damaging to all the humans who work with them. As a society, it doesn't forebode well at all to continue with the traditional model. Regardless of how Buffer ends up faring in the next year or so, it will always be remembered for being different and doing things differently than most other companies. I feel bad for all the Buffer employees that they had to face this - letting go of a significant percentage of the workforce in a small company (or even a small division in a large company) can be really upsetting for everyone involved. The best that they can do, which they seem to be doing, is making sure that these people who're laid off get a decent enough job elsewhere. One can't really hope for that in many other companies.