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Discord is laying off 17 percent of employees (www.theverge.com)

submitted 10 months ago by testeronious to c/technology

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[–] Copernican 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I think it's an unfair and naive assumption to think VPs all keep their jobs. I've seen some pretty nasty game of thrones plays by executive leadership during layoffs due to consolidation of teams and remits. Someone might get a bonus that doesn't deserve it, but someone is going to get let go at a high level (albeit with a generous severance not offered to the rest of the employees).

Also, when new senior leadership comes in, it's not uncommon for them to let heads roll at the leadership level to fill out the team with folks they know or trust. I'm not shedding a tear about where those folks will go on to find similar employment, but I think there's a misconception about how safe those positions actually are.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I guess I'm jaded because I've seen far too many times where it's the worker bees, the people who actually put the work in and get things done, getting the sharp end of the stick. I would be surprised if the 17% of employees Discord laid off actually included VPs.

[–] Copernican 2 points 10 months ago

I hear you. You are going to see a lot more worker bees than VPs laid off in part because there's a lot more worker bees than VPs.

per https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/discord-layoffs-citron-overhiring-gaming-18603308.php

The notice, required when companies perform mass layoffs, said the employees would officially leave Discord on Feb. 2. Dozens of engineers are among the casualties, as are several trust and safety employees, product managers and data scientists, according to the notice.

Depending on how the structure is laid out and what product areas were cut, I'm guessing up to the director level would be impacted.