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The current tech meta seems to be coalescing around this notion of "even high-performance isn't enough to spare you from layoffs, be afraid!" It wasn't that hig
by mattgreenrocks 2y ago
The current tech meta seems to be coalescing around this notion of "even high-performance isn't enough to spare you from layoffs, be afraid!" It wasn't that high-performance always guaranteed your job would continue, but at least there'd be the idea that you'd get moved to a new team if you were a great performer.
To me, that just reinforces the notion that these layoffs are mostly about sending a message to workers and Wall St more than anything else.
- badsectoracula 2y ago> To me, that just reinforces the notion that these layoffs are mostly about sending a message to workers and Wall St more than anything else. What message?
- mattgreenrocks 2y agoThe message seems clear: "we call the shots" The value of we probably differs a lot from company to company. But it sure doesn't include workers.
- johnnyanmac 2y agoWe call the shots... to our own feet. Seems like studios are forgetting that you can't just drag some random person off the street and get them working on the next "Quadruple A" experience. Even a talented new grad would struggle with that scale. This is really going to come back to bite the industry long term.