Layoff Report

August 16th round: Anyone else still feeling the whiplash?

0x2e8f…59bc

·15d ago·2 comments

It’s been a minute since the August 16th wave, and the silence in the office is deafening. I honestly didn't think we’d see 188 people walk out the door in one go, especially with how much leadership was touting the 'strong performance' of our software division earlier this year. The mood is at an all-time low. I’ve heard whispers that this was just a tactical move to massage the P&L before the next quarter, but it’s decimated entire sub-teams that were actually responsible for keeping the lights on. Are we supposed to just 'do more with less' indefinitely? I’m seeing way too many people polishing their resumes during lunch, and honestly, I don't blame them. The transparency from management has been non-existent since the WARN notice dropped. If you were part of the group that got cut, how are you handling the transition? I'm currently keeping my head down, but it feels like waiting for the other shoe to drop.

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0x3ef5…7b77

·15d ago

The irony isn't lost on any of us. We spend all day building sophisticated analytics to predict risk, yet leadership seems to have no idea how much institutional knowledge walked out the door on the 16th. Cutting the software division while claiming record performance is a slap in the face to everyone left behind. It’s impossible to feel motivated when the roadmap is a disaster and your closest colleagues are gone. This wasn't about strategy; it was a cold, calculated attempt to inflate numbers for investors at the expense of our daily operations.

0x532e…653d

·15d ago

I was honestly blindsided by the scale of the layoffs. I’ve been here for years, and I’ve never seen morale hit the floor this hard. Seeing empty desks where people were literally working on critical projects two hours prior is haunting. It’s hard to believe the 'strong performance' narrative when the internal culture is currently in shambles. If management thinks they can just shuffle the remaining people into these hollowed-out teams and expect business as usual, they are deeply mistaken. The atmosphere right now is just pure exhaustion and resentment.