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>mass layoff Yeah, could be. They know there will be attrition because of this; the labor market is still really favorable to workers, and there's plenty of re

>mass layoff Yeah, could be. They know there will be attrition because of this; the labor market is still really favorable to workers, and there's plenty of remote work. I remember years ago when Garmin relocated its dev team from San Jose to Overland Park, Kansas -- paid relo! -- and lost a ton of devs in the process. Not many folks in San Jose are going to jump at the chance to move to Kansas, so they mostly ended up hiring locals in Kansas. And, shockingly!, the software quality in Garmin devices started plummeting soon after. Weird.

chollida1 4y ago
> And, shockingly!, the software quality in Garmin devices started plummeting soon after. Weird Long time Garmin user here Have not noticed a drop j on n software quality. What specific metrics would you put forward to back up your assertion? As the saying goes extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
- ubermonkey 4y ago
  Got Garmin stock? I'm not in the habit of accepting homework assignments from randos on forums, but: Garmin bike head units went from rock solid and reliable to deeply sketchy and prone to losing sync, losing rides, and just flaking out around the same time (roughly the evolution from the x00 series of devices to the x10, e.g. 500 to 510, 800 to 810, etc). This was well documented in industry press, and a super common observation to make in the cycling groups I ride with. Ten years ago, it was nearly a Garmin monoculture on the rides I'd do. One by one, my pals got pissed off about how flaky the devices were getting, and that led to a drastically reduced Garmin footprint. Now, Wahoo has a demonstrably bigger presence, and Karoo/Hammerhead is creeping in, too. If Garmin had kept their quality up, that wouldn't have happened. GPS tech was theirs to lose.
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>mass layoff Yeah, could be. They know there will be attrition because of this; the labor market is still really favorable to workers, and there's plenty of re

by ubermonkey 4y ago

chollida1 4y ago
> And, shockingly!, the software quality in Garmin devices started plummeting soon after. Weird Long time Garmin user here Have not noticed a drop j on n software quality. What specific metrics would you put forward to back up your assertion? As the saying goes extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
- ubermonkey 4y ago
  Got Garmin stock? I'm not in the habit of accepting homework assignments from randos on forums, but: Garmin bike head units went from rock solid and reliable to deeply sketchy and prone to losing sync, losing rides, and just flaking out around the same time (roughly the evolution from the x00 series of devices to the x10, e.g. 500 to 510, 800 to 810, etc). This was well documented in industry press, and a super common observation to make in the cycling groups I ride with. Ten years ago, it was nearly a Garmin monoculture on the rides I'd do. One by one, my pals got pissed off about how flaky the devices were getting, and that led to a drastically reduced Garmin footprint. Now, Wahoo has a demonstrably bigger presence, and Karoo/Hammerhead is creeping in, too. If Garmin had kept their quality up, that wouldn't have happened. GPS tech was theirs to lose.
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