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Almost 99% sure that They hired a consultant firm (MBB) that told them who to cut; this is pretty standard practice now at public tech corps. Especially if EMs
by pm90 5mo ago
Almost 99% sure that They hired a consultant firm (MBB) that told them who to cut; this is pretty standard practice now at public tech corps. Especially if EMs weren’t in the loop. This looks like purely a margin improvement exercise thats hiding weaknesses in the company’s financial performance.
- morpheuskafka 5mo agoI’m sure they don’t know what they are doing or necessarily care, but I’m still curious what the consultants even claim to be looking at to make the list? Job description, git activity, team level profitability, salary, etc?
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- philipwhiuk 5mo agoThey probably claim all of it, but likely only job description. "You have 20 guys that can code, so you can get rid of two of them".
- pm90 5mo agoEmployees are treated as a cost which is why you often see the strongest performers inexplicably laid off (since they are likely compensated higher). In situations like this they don’t care about productivity; leadership is given a list and they can move a few people around but for most its game over once they’re on it.
- bpicolo 5mo agoEMs are never in the loop for layoffs for companies of this size, because the whole company would just get forewarning of the layoffs
- punkbit 5mo agoWow! Is there any good read on that, like even if a "YouTube" show or something? This is quite interesting.
- pm90 5mo agoIf you know anyone that works at MBB they would be happy to share this with you; if you’re in SF just hit any bar for a weeknight happy hour and you will 100% find someone.
- shimman 5mo agoYeah, honestly this is where LLMs shine since they were trained on so many MBA/HBS materials. Just remember to ask your questions in a way that praises neoliberalism and you'll unlock even more secrets about how they fuck over and alienate workers.