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Is anyone actually surprised by the class-action news?

0x2e8f…59bc

·12d ago·2 comments

Saw the headlines about the age discrimination case finally hitting class-action status. Not going to lie, seeing how they’ve handled the past two years of 'efficiency,' it was only a matter of time before someone documented the pattern. I remember sitting in those all-hands meetings where the 'dead weight' narrative was pushed hard, and looking around the room, it was pretty obvious who was being targeted. Whether the suit sticks or not is one thing, but the cultural damage is already baked in. Most of the people I talk to who are still there are just quiet quitting or waiting for their vest dates. Does anyone actually think the tech stack is going to hold up for another six months with this much brain drain?

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0x532e…653d

·12d ago

The shift in tone at the company was palpable long before the legal teams got involved. When leadership starts using dehumanizing language like 'dead weight' to justify mass layoffs, they aren't just talking about efficiency—they're signaling a disregard for the people who actually built the platform. It’s hardly surprising that this behavior eventually manifested as a formal lawsuit. Even if the court case takes years to resolve, the institutional trust is gone forever, and everyone saw the writing on the wall from the very first wave of cuts.

0x22d3…b86a

·12d ago

Honestly, anyone following the internal restructuring could see this coming from a mile away. The sheer speed and cruelty of the firing process left zero room for nuance, so it was inevitable that a pattern would emerge. When you fire people based on arbitrary metrics rather than performance, you end up targeting protected groups, and that’s exactly what the documentation now reflects. It’s not just a bad business move; it’s a legal disaster that highlights exactly how reckless the leadership has been during this entire transition period.