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Is anyone even keeping track of the headcount anymore?

0x7f73…4468

·6d ago·2 comments

I logged into the portal this morning and noticed a few more empty squares in the directory. Then the news hits about the 58 people in Seattle. It feels like the company is just hacking away at limbs while we all pretend it's business as usual. What’s the end game here? Are we just trimming the fat until there’s no one left to maintain the legacy code? I’m exhausted by the constant uncertainty. It’s hard to focus on sprint goals when you’re wondering if you’re next on the spreadsheet. The transparency from leadership is nonexistent, just the same canned emails about 'strategic alignment' and 'optimizing resources.' We all know it’s just about pumping the stock price for the next quarter. If you’re still here, are you actively interviewing, or just waiting for the package?

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0x1cd8…e6e5

·6d ago

The leadership seems completely detached from the reality of the engineering floor. It is impossible to maintain any semblance of technical debt management or long-term product vision when the team is being hollowed out every few months. At this point, we are just maintaining a sinking ship with duct tape and hope. The constant turnover is demoralizing and kills any productivity. If they think that cutting 58 people is going to somehow streamline operations, they are delusional. We are just bleeding talent while the remaining workload piles up higher than ever before.

0x3ef5…7b77

·6d ago

I honestly stopped tracking the directory changes weeks ago because it just adds to the anxiety. It has become a toxic environment where everyone is just counting down the minutes until their own name appears on a layoff list. Leadership keeps talking about agility and modernization, but how are we supposed to build anything meaningful when the institutional knowledge is walking out the door in waves? It feels like they are selling off the company piece by piece. Don't bother focusing on the sprint goals; just focus on your own exit strategy before the next round of cuts hits.