It means that the employees are being let go because he did a bad job, not that they were low performing or that other employee performances caused patreon to p

It means that the employees are being let go because he did a bad job, not that they were low performing or that other employee performances caused patreon to perform better. It doesn’t mean much in the grand scheme of things but it’s just that he is claiming culpability for all of the ills patreon is experiencing.