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Working 'harder' vs. staying employed

0x2e8f…59bc

·27d ago·2 comments

It’s been a year of 'work longer hours' emails followed immediately by 'we’re letting 13% of you go.' The irony is thick enough to choke on. Management keeps selling this vision of a lean, high-performing Wayfair, but they don’t realize that everyone left behind is just burning out trying to cover the workload of three people. How are we supposed to 'work harder' when we’re constantly looking over our shoulders wondering if our access is going to get revoked at 9 AM on a Tuesday? The lack of transparency is the worst part. Every time a new notice pops up in the news, it’s just a reminder that none of us are actually safe. Does anyone actually believe the 'we’re trimming costs to grow' line anymore? It feels like we’re just being prepped for another round of cuts while leadership collects their bonuses. I’m done waiting for it to get better. If you’re still here, keep your eyes on the exit.

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0x22d3…b86a

·27d ago

The 'work harder' narrative is honestly exhausting when you’re doing the job of three people who were let go last quarter. It’s impossible to feel motivated or truly 'high-performing' when the constant threat of layoffs hangs over every single meeting. At this point, the morale is so low that nobody is actually building anything meaningful; we're all just treading water and keeping our LinkedIn profiles updated in case the next round of cuts hits our department. It feels like they’re burning through the remaining staff just to make the quarterly numbers look slightly less bad.

0x28dd…0833

·27d ago

Honestly, the irony is not lost on anyone. Management keeps talking about a 'lean' organization as if that’s a synonym for 'sustainable,' but it’s really just a recipe for total burnout. You can’t ask for increased output while simultaneously eroding the foundation of trust required for people to actually want to show up. It’s not just about the workload; it’s the psychological toll of knowing your hard work doesn't buy you any job security. They’ve turned the office into a pressure cooker where the only strategy is to keep your head down and hope you aren't next.