Layoff Report

Another round? 72 people gone just like that.

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·18d ago·2 comments

I saw the WARN notice drop for the Manhattan office yesterday. 72 more people out the door. It feels like we’re playing a game of whack-a-mole where the mallet is just moving around the office at random. I remember the leadership talking about 'operational efficiency' and 'right-sizing' back in the 2023/2024 cycles, and here we are in mid-2025 still slashing. It’s hard not to feel like the 'efficiency' phase has just become the new company culture. How is everyone holding up in the affected departments? I’ve been trying to keep my head down and just focus on shipping my current sprint, but it’s impossible to ignore the empty desks and the Slack channels that have suddenly gone dead silent. If you were impacted, I’m truly sorry—this industry is absolutely brutal right now.

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·18d ago

It honestly feels like the layoffs have become a quarterly ritual at this point rather than a strategic correction. When they first started talking about 'efficiency,' I think most of us wanted to believe it was just a temporary hurdle to get the margins right, but the continuous downsizing is draining the morale. How are we supposed to focus on product innovation or growth when everyone is constantly looking over their shoulder waiting for the next calendar invite? It’s exhausting to watch talented people pushed out while the leadership pretends everything is business as usual.

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·18d ago

I was in the Manhattan office when the news broke, and the atmosphere was just completely dead. People were packing their desks in total silence, and the remaining staff didn't even know what to say to each other. It’s hard to reconcile the 'Audio First' vision with the reality of having a skeleton crew to actually maintain the platform. At this stage, it feels less like right-sizing and more like the company is just hollowed out. I’m starting to wonder if there’s anyone left who remembers how these internal systems actually function.