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Eero was great before they were purchased by Amazon, cut to the bone, and went to shit as Amazon capitalized on their brand cachet. I miss them so :(
by baggachipz 1y ago
Eero was great before they were purchased by Amazon, cut to the bone, and went to shit as Amazon capitalized on their brand cachet. I miss them so :(
- pengaru 1y agoAre you speculating or do you have actual evidence of layoffs or other large cuts stemming from the acquisition? Link to old news articles perhaps? I doubt the old guard was super pleased with the acquisition and many probably left voluntarily after seeing their dreams of profitable exit abruptly become acquihired by AMZN. But I don't actually know anything about what happened then. (I'm presently at eero, joined long after the acquisition... FWIW my experience isn't really consistent with your claims)
- baggachipz 1y agoYou have the inside track so I'll defer to most. But on /r/eero the devs (specifically one in particular) always responded and were very engaged with the community. That sort of thing is only possible in a small passionate company. I don't trust any Amazon hardware in my home so I am curious if they're as good as they were. What is your experience like working there? Addendum: looks like rank-and-file employees were screwed and the execs cashed in hard[1]. There was a lot of attrition after that. So I guess Amazon didn't have to lay people off, they did it themselves. [1]https://mashable.com/article/amazon-eero-wifi-router-sale https://mashable.com/article/amazon-eero-wifi-router-sale
- pengaru 1y agoThis was all before my time. I don't have the impression quality has deteriorated from past gens of the product, quite the opposite from where I'm sitting. Working there is interesting. AMZN corporate can be a drag but I imagine that's true for any FAANG or part of any large company.