Layoff Report

56 more gone today. Are we done yet?

0x532e…653d

·14d ago·2 comments

Just saw the WARN filing pop up for the 56 folks impacted this week. It feels like we’re playing a never-ending game of whack-a-mole with these team restructures. Every few months, leadership gets on a Zoom call, talks about 'operational efficiency' and 'aligning for long-term growth,' and then another group of perfectly talented people gets their access cut. I’ve been here long enough to see the culture shift from 'we’re building the identity layer of the internet' to 'we’re just trying to satisfy the Street every quarter.' The uncertainty is honestly more draining than the actual work at this point. You spend half your day looking over your shoulder wondering if your Slack is going to go dark because some spreadsheet in finance decided our org wasn't 'optimized' enough. Is there any transparency on whether this is the final cut for the year, or is this just the slow drip feed until the next earnings report? I’m starting to think the only way to get a real answer is to check the WARN notices myself rather than waiting for the all-hands. If you were one of the ones impacted, please reach out to the alumni group—everyone is trying to help with referrals.

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0x317a…a7a2

·14d ago

It is getting exhausting to keep hearing those same corporate buzzwords right before the axe falls. We were promised a focus on innovation and product excellence, but now it feels like every quarter is just about massaging the numbers to keep Wall Street happy. The constant uncertainty makes it impossible to commit to long-term projects when you’re constantly looking over your shoulder wondering if your department is next on the chopping block. At this point, the morale has plummeted to new lows and the transparency from the top is virtually nonexistent.

0x317a…a7a2

·14d ago

Honestly, the constant restructuring is starting to feel like a structural failure rather than a fix. You can't claim to be the identity layer of the internet while simultaneously gutting the very teams that build and maintain those systems. Losing 56 people might look like a line item improvement on a spreadsheet, but the brain drain is real. The culture here has shifted from being mission-driven to purely survival-mode, and it’s clearly taking a toll on those of us still stuck in the building.