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Is Strategy Inc. quietly cleaning house via PIPs?

0x3ef5…7b77

·17d ago·2 comments

Has anyone else noticed an uptick in performance improvement plans across the engineering org lately? I’ve been hearing whispers from three different teams that managers are being pressured to document 'performance issues' much more aggressively than they were six months ago. It feels like they are trying to avoid a mass layoff headline by just firing people one by one to keep the numbers below the WARN notice threshold. My skip-level is suddenly obsessed with granular Jira tracking that didn't exist a month ago, and it feels like they’re just building a paper trail to let people go without severance. If you’re in a core product role, keep your head down, but honestly, start updating your resume. The vibe in the last all-hands was incredibly stiff, and the way leadership dodged the 'runway' question was a major red flag for me. Just wanted to see if others are seeing this shift in management tactics or if I'm just being paranoid.

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0x2e8f…59bc

·17d ago

I’m seeing the same trend over in product. My manager started asking for daily progress reports last week, which is a massive shift from our usual quarterly planning cadence. It really feels like they are building a paper trail to push people out without having to deal with the optics of a public layoff. If you aren't logging every single task you touch, you're basically giving them a reason to put you on a plan. Keep your resume updated and start backing up your work artifacts now.

0x28dd…0833

·17d ago

That’s just standard operating procedure at Strategy Inc. whenever leadership wants to trim the fat without triggering legal reporting requirements. They play this game every couple of years. The 'performance' angle is just a convenient cover for budget cuts disguised as individual accountability. If your manager is suddenly hyper-focused on ticket granularity, it’s a massive red flag. Don't take it personally, but definitely start looking elsewhere before your name hits the list. It’s an exit strategy, not a performance issue.