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It’s typical HN reaction to only paying attention to layoffs, but not hirings. Blue Origin grew substantially from 1000 in 2018 to 6000 in 2022, to 14,000 in 20
by signatoremo 2y ago
It’s typical HN reaction to only paying attention to layoffs, but not hirings. Blue Origin grew substantially from 1000 in 2018 to 6000 in 2022, to 14,000 in 2024 [0]. Which isn’t much less than SpaceX, despite the latter handling 140 launches a year and handling thousands of Starlink satellites. Reducing the workforce only makes sense. Whether they’ve done it right is another story.
[0] - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/blue-origin-to-lay-off-10-of-workforce-read-memo-from-ceo-to-employees/ https://www.geekwire.com/2025/blue-origin-to-lay-off-10-of-w...
- blitzar 2y agoI am saying it is poor management, nothing more nothing less. Hiring 8,000 people in two years then coming to the conclusion you "aren’t set up for the kind of success that we really wanted to have" is gross incompetence. Management isn't cleared out on the back of such a performance.