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Why would you stagger them like that? Layoffs have got to be terrible for morale. I'd expect you'd want to minimize the anxiety by getting all the uncertainty
by bsimpson 7y ago
Why would you stagger them like that?
Layoffs have got to be terrible for morale. I'd expect you'd want to minimize the anxiety by getting all the uncertainty out of the way.
- 1MoreThing 7y agoThey have an earnings call tomorrow. Have to show something before the call.
- foobiekr 7y agoFriends at Uber have many positive things to say about the company, but all of them have been very clear that a lot of the management layers are populated by people with limited experience. Most likely the engineering lay-off couldn’t get done in time for earnings.
- sida 7y agoYou would not stagger it like that. My suspicion is that the lay off got leaked and it forced the company’s hand. They are probably scrambling to get everything finalized ASAP. And eng lay-off requires more planning than customer support lay-off