Layoff Report

Another round in Atlanta? What's the end game here?

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·12d ago·2 comments

Saw the WARN notice for the Atlanta office. Honestly, at this point, it feels like they’re just trimming limbs to keep the torso floating. It’s hard to keep track of the count anymore—was it 17% last year, then the 5% activist-driven cut, and now this? It feels like death by a thousand cuts. I’m seeing people who’ve been here for years packing up their desks, and the vibe in Slack is just absolute silence. Is there any actual plan for the remaining org, or are we just waiting for the next quarterly target to hit? I used to be proud to say I worked at Twilio, but now I’m just constantly checking my calendar waiting for that dreaded 'all-hands' invite that signals another round of departures. Does anyone actually trust the leadership's 'growth' narrative anymore, or are we all just polishing our resumes while pretending to ship features?

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0x52c1…6a4f

·12d ago

It is brutal watching the slow erosion of the company culture like this. Every time leadership talks about 'optimizing for profitability' or 'streamlining,' it just translates to losing talented people who actually know how the legacy systems function. The constant cycle of layoffs creates this permanent atmosphere of anxiety where nobody feels safe enough to innovate. At this point, the leadership team needs to stop treating people like line items on a spreadsheet and actually articulate a cohesive strategy beyond just shrinking the headcount every six months.

0x532e…653d

·12d ago

Honestly, the writing has been on the wall for a while. When you prioritize satisfying activist investors over actual product development and employee retention, this is the inevitable result. It is not just about the numbers anymore; it is about the loss of institutional knowledge that made the platform great in the first place. Watching the Atlanta office go feels like the final chapter of a really tired playbook. It is time for people to stop waiting for the 'end game' and start polishing their resumes before the next round hits.