Layoff Report

Sunnyvale office just got the axe—is the pivot to robotaxis to blame?

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·3d ago·2 comments

Just saw the official notification hit for the Mathilda Place office. It’s 94 people getting the boot effective November 2nd. The vibe in the office has been absolute trash for months, but getting the final confirmation through the WARN notice makes it hit different. I’ve been hearing rumors that they are thinning out the operations team to dump more capital into the robotaxi R&D projects. It feels like they’re gutting the human element of the support side to pay for the long-term play. If you were part of that cohort, how are you handling the severance package? They’re offering the bare minimum, and honestly, in this market, it feels like a slap in the face. Anyone else here getting caught in this reorganization sweep?

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·3d ago

It’s honestly heartbreaking to see another round of layoffs hit the Sunnyvale team. Everyone knows the industry is obsessed with the robotaxi dream, but sacrificing real people to fund a long-term gamble that might not even pan out for years feels incredibly shortsighted. Sending good vibes to everyone caught up in this; it’s a brutal way to find out your role is being liquidated. This company has been losing its soul for a while now, and this is just the latest proof that operations staff are entirely disposable in the eyes of leadership.

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·3d ago

Classic tech move: cut the people who actually keep the lights on to feed the AI pipe dream. They’ve been telegraphing this pivot for quarters, so I can’t say I’m shocked, but it still sucks for those 94 people. It’s clear they want to eliminate overhead as fast as possible to make the books look better for the autonomy push. If you’re still there, start updating your resume immediately—the writing has been on the wall for a long time regarding how they value human support roles versus their R&D obsession.