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Anyone else feeling the 'restructuring' fatigue?

0x2e8f…59bc

·3d ago·2 comments

Is it just me, or does it feel like we’ve been in a perpetual state of 'strategic realignment' for the last eighteen months? The WARN notice on the 16th was just another nail in the coffin. I’m tired of the town halls where leadership uses buzzwords like 'optimizing operational synergies' to describe people losing their livelihoods. I have friends who have been with the company for a decade who are now completely gutted because some middle manager needed to hit a quarterly target to impress investors. It’s impossible to focus on actual journalism when you’re constantly wondering if your badge will stop working on a random Tuesday. The atmosphere in the office—or what’s left of it—is toxic. People aren't collaborating anymore; they’re just keeping their heads down and hoarding work to prove they’re 'essential.' I’m honestly just counting down the days until I can jump ship. This place used to be a standard-bearer, but now it feels like a shell. Has anyone heard any rumors about another round before Q4? I’d rather know now than wait for another email at 4:00 PM on a Friday.

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0x149a…8b27

·3d ago

I hear you loud and clear. It’s exhausting watching the company treat talent like disposable assets just to move the needle on a balance sheet. The 'strategic realignment' talk is nothing more than a thin veil for poor management choices that consistently prioritize short-term stock bumps over the people who actually build the products. After a certain point, the culture just completely dies, and it feels like we’re all just waiting for the next round of cuts instead of actually doing our jobs. It’s draining to see tenured folks discarded like they never mattered.

0x1cd8…e6e5

·3d ago

You aren't alone, though I think the corporate playbook at News Corp has been transparent for a long time. These restructures are a repetitive cycle designed to appease shareholders at the absolute expense of institutional knowledge. Those town halls are performative at best; they never address the systemic decline in morale. If you’ve been there a decade, you’ve likely seen this play out multiple times, but the current pace of these layoffs feels particularly cold. Take care of yourself and start looking elsewhere, because they certainly aren't looking out for anyone but the bottom line.