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Trim the workforce. How many engineers, UI/UX, product and QA do you need to run a reddit.com? Likely, 200-300, not 2000! Focus on the core product and the prof
by LeoNatan25 3y ago
Trim the workforce. How many engineers, UI/UX, product and QA do you need to run a reddit.com? Likely, 200-300, not 2000! Focus on the core product and the profit will come.
- flangola7 3y agoSomeone pointed out that 90% of that 2000 is probably ad sales teams. Their actual software and UI people are likely appropriately sized.
- LeoNatan25 3y agoI don’t think that’s true. I remember, for several years now, how after each VC capital, they boast how they are to “double in size”. That’s not just ad sales.
- hutzlibu 3y agoI would also think, the numbers could be reduced - but then I never run a plattform of that size. And they are operating worldwide, processing take down notes, handling court orders alone, is a big deal.
- LeoNatan25 3y agoI am sure that this part of the business is a tiny, tiny fraction of the current bloated workforce. Know what, agree, it’s a hard job, keep all those people in. I think they are mostly relying on the volunteer mod force, rather than internal people, but whatever. Keep them all. Still 200-300 is more than enough.
- whywhywhywhy 3y agoFraction of that if we just run old.reddit.com instead, you know the good version of the site that actually loads and works.
- LeoNatan25 3y agoold.reddit.com is what most people want anyway, maybe with the added gallery controls they added.