[HN Gopher] Flexport (YC W14) Lays Off 20% of Its Employees
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       Flexport (YC W14) Lays Off 20% of Its Employees
        
       Author : vijayrs
       Score  : 10 points
       Date   : 2023-01-11 17:45 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.flexport.com)
        
       | __derek__ wrote:
       | Not terribly surprising because co-CEO/founder Ryan Peterson was
       | just on the Odd Lots podcast again to talk about the "Great
       | Recession" in the shipping industry.[1]
       | 
       | This is also interesting because Dave Clark joined as co-CEO
       | after leaving Amazon, where he most recently spearheaded the
       | dramatic increase in fulfillment center capacity due to the
       | pandemic[2], probably the most visible indication that Amazon
       | leadership misread the situation.
       | 
       | [1]: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-05/odd-
       | lots-...
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       | [2]: https://www.geekwire.com/2022/how-amazon-ended-up-with-
       | too-m...
        
       | bfeynman wrote:
       | While all the statements are almost the same shitty template, I
       | find this one to be quite humorous:                 We begin the
       | New Year with more optimism than ever about Flexport's future.
       | 
       | If laying off 20% of your staff gives you more optimism than
       | _ever_ I have serious concerns about either the ability to write
       | announcements or the leaderships vision.
        
         | version_five wrote:
         | It reminds me of all the "We care about your privacy" followed
         | by a list of how we violate it. Somebody must think this sort
         | of doublespeak works. Maybe there is a subset of people that is
         | reassured by it?
        
           | mandeepj wrote:
           | > Maybe there is a subset of people that is reassured by it?
           | 
           | Only the band of Pied Pipers who are writing it and self-
           | assuring about its efficacy.
        
           | corytheboyd wrote:
           | I mean... it does work. It's not like they're going to say
           | "Here's all the ways we're going to spy on you, you dumb
           | fucking peasants". I'm sick of it too, it's so impersonal.
           | But the doublespeak is strong and going nowhere.
        
       | 72f988bf wrote:
       | A bit disappointed that until pretty recently I'd still see
       | "Flexport is hiring" advertisement posts on HN frontpage
        
         | pantsforbirds wrote:
         | It looks like they are still expanding some software roles.
         | Even during layoffs companies usually have specific roles they
         | still need to fill.
        
       | __derek__ wrote:
       | Ongoing discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34344009
        
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