TX WARN notice is just the beginning

Seeing that 2,600+ number finally hit the WARN report for Austin confirms what we were all whispering in the breakrooms last week. It’s never 'just' the number they announce. Between the Bay Area cuts and this, we’re looking at a massive contraction. I have friends in engineering who are terrified to check their emails every morning because the pattern seems to be random department purges rather than actual performance-based restructuring. I saw someone compare the current headcount math to the $56B comp package drama, and honestly, the morale hit is hard to overstate. It’s hard to stay focused on shipping product when you’re wondering if your team will even exist by the end of the quarter. Management keeps talking about 'efficiency' and 'lean operations' in the all-hands, but you can see right through it. They’re panic-cutting to juice the P&L because the growth numbers are stalling out. If you’re still here, update your resume. I’ve seen this script before at other tech companies, and 'streamlining' usually lasts until the stock price stabilizes or the next big pivot happens. Don’t wait for an invite to a meeting that doesn’t exist to start looking for your next move.