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It is inaccurate that the members of the Connected Devices team (not FirefoxOS, which was cancelled a while ago) are simply being laid off. Their positions have
by ianbicking 10y ago
It is inaccurate that the members of the Connected Devices team (not FirefoxOS, which was cancelled a while ago) are simply being laid off. Their positions have (mostly) been eliminated, but there are opportunities for those individuals to find new positions in Mozilla. That's a challenging position to be in (I've gone through it myself at Mozilla, frankly it sucks), but it's not the same as a blanket layoff.
- justin66 10y ago> I've gone through it myself at Mozilla, frankly it sucks Did they pay you while you interviewed for other jobs? (if not, it'd be crazy to call it anything other than a layoff)
- ianbicking 10y agoIt sucks psychologically. You still get paid, have benefits, you interview for the new position but it's not like you put your resume in the stack with everyone else. Still there's no guarantee you'll be able to find another position. But people have used this time as a chance to change their career track, and that probably wouldn't be possible on the open market. Exact employment status during this interim time is confusing because Mozilla is international and the people affected fall under different labor laws. In the U.S. where there's almost nothing is mandatory you can describe these arrangements any way you want. In Europe if you want to establish a time limit I think you have to actually give the person notice that they are laid off.