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Anyone else feeling the pressure from leadership on 'efficiency' lately?

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·3d ago·2 comments

Lately, feels like every other all-hands or leadership update is about 'doing more with less' or 'optimizing our resources.' It's not just a buzzword anymore, it feels like a directive. We're being pushed to hit aggressive KPIs while headcount seems to be stagnant or even shrinking in some departments. My manager keeps talking about 'streamlining processes' but it just translates to more work for the remaining people. Anyone else experiencing this, and what are your thoughts on where this is heading?

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·3d ago

Yeah, definitely feeling this at Airbnb. The 'efficiency' push feels relentless. It's like they want us to perform miracles with the same, or fewer, resources. My team's been tasked with improving our response times on support tickets, which is great in theory, but it's meant absorbing tasks from a department that just had layoffs. It's exhausting trying to keep up with the 'optimize' mantra when it just means more plate-spinning for us.

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·3d ago

I'm wondering if this 'efficiency' talk is a response to broader economic anxieties or something specific to Airbnb's growth strategy. 'Doing more with less' can sometimes be a euphemism for cutting corners or expecting employees to pick up slack without proper compensation or support. It's a tough balance. My advice? Document everything. If your workload is genuinely unsustainable, having data to back that up with your manager might be the only way to push back effectively. Good luck.