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There is no way to lay off thousands of people with rhyme or reason. Too much to coordinate with too much secrecy/liability. So it ends up being really broad cu
by Ozzie_osman 4y ago
There is no way to lay off thousands of people with rhyme or reason. Too much to coordinate with too much secrecy/liability. So it ends up being really broad cuts, like:
- entire business unit or team
- everyone hired after date X
- everyone in geography Y
- everyone with some level and at or below a certain perf threshold
It's chops with an axe not incisions with a surgical tool.
Being really good can save you from that last bullet points but not the other. It can also help you find a new job that much faster.
- krackers 4y ago- employee_id % 10
- srean 4y agoThat is decimating.
- hulitu 4y agoDepends on the language. Rust is safer /s
- ThePowerOfFuet 4y agoFor those who aren't aware that it's not just wordplay: https://www.etymonline.com/word/decimate https://www.etymonline.com/word/decimate
- scruple 4y ago> everyone hired after date X In one case of layoffs this week, I know of people who were laid off that were in the first ~100 employees. I speculate that this specific layoff was purely financially motivated.