Layoff Report

San Francisco office gutting - 8/7 wave confirmed

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·11d ago·2 comments

It’s officially happening. Just got the email this morning along with several people in my team here in SF. If you’re in the office today, watch your email closely. HR is pushing the standard 'restructuring' narrative, but it’s painfully obvious they’re just clearing the path to move these roles overseas. They’ve been talking up offshoring for months, and now the shoe has finally dropped. I’ve been here for four years and never thought I’d be on the chopping block, but the vibe in the building is absolutely toxic right now. It feels like they are systematically stripping the engineering org to the bone while the execs hide behind the AI buzzword excuse. I’ve got a meeting with severance counseling in an hour. Does anyone know if they are actually keeping the health benefits active through the end of the month? Trying to figure out my next move before I lose access to the portal.

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·11d ago

The writing has been on the wall for a while now. It sucks to see it finally hit home for so many people. I’ve noticed the same pattern across other departments—they lean into the 'efficiency' buzzwords while slowly bleeding the talent out of the SF office. Don’t let them gaslight you with the restructuring narrative; this is purely a bottom-line play. Take your time to process this, document everything you can for your severance negotiations, and start looking elsewhere immediately. Your skills are worth more than a company that treats tenured employees like disposable line items.

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·11d ago

I am so sorry you’re going through this. It is absolutely gut-wrenching to walk into a building you’ve dedicated years to only to have the rug pulled out from under you. Unfortunately, the writing has been on the wall since they started pivoting toward aggressive offshoring earlier this year. It feels personal, but it’s just cold, corporate math. Focus on your severance package and reach out to your network before the dust even settles. You have a lot of experience that will land you somewhere that actually values their staff instead of treating them like a quarterly expense.