[HN Gopher] A Message from Cameron and Tyler
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A Message from Cameron and Tyler
Author : gist
Score : 9 points
Date : 2022-06-02 20:29 UTC (2 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (www.gemini.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.gemini.com)
| Barrera wrote:
| > ... After much thought and consideration, we have made the
| difficult but necessary decision to part ways with approximately
| 10% of our workforce.
|
| Burying this at the end of paragraph #4 seems odd. It's not like
| given the timing and the vagueness of the title that the audience
| can't deduce the topic. Still, what's wrong with a title that
| just comes out and says "Layoffs"?
|
| Also, the use of the term "astronauts" for "employee" seems sad.
| The "workforce" is being laid off but "astronauts" are building
| the company.
|
| This kind of thing must be hard to communicate, but I'm not sure
| that obfuscation makes it any easier.
| johnyzee wrote:
| > ... We have closed all of our physical offices today so that
| these conversations will be held remotely to protect the privacy
| of each impacted individual.
|
| Good policy.
|
| (And btw the headline should be 'Gemini lays off 10% of
| workforce')
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