> Ten percent of all engineers is pretty significant Not if 20% or even 30% was from 'fat' / over-hiring -- they TRIPLED their staff from 600 to over 1,800 wit

> Ten percent of all engineers is pretty significant Not if 20% or even 30% was from 'fat' / over-hiring -- they TRIPLED their staff from 600 to over 1,800 within a year[1] -- in the year leading up to their splashy IPO [1] Source: https://marketingland.com/snap-reportedly-lays-off-18-employees-will-slow-hiring-2018-226826 https://marketingland.com/snap-reportedly-lays-off-18-employ... > The company, which went public in March 2017, has been on a hiring spree over the past couple of years. > Between December 31, 2015, and December 31, 2016, the company’s full-time employee base rose from 600 people to 1,859, according to the company’s most recent earnings report.