1.0★★★★@burned_engineer_7743Verified alumclaims engine · 2 yrs · 2w ago

What the layoffs looked like from the inside

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We found out in a nine-minute all-hands with chat disabled. Two weeks earlier leadership had said hiring was 'accelerating.' Severance was fine, the communication was not. The product and my teammates deserved better than how this was run.

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Brilliant about the healthcare domain, allergic to bad news. Every hard message came from someone else.

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@anon_analyst_55672w ago

The chat-disabled part is what gets me. Say it to our faces and take questions.

@skeptical_lead_2214Verified alum@anon_analyst_55672w ago

For balance: severance was 12 weeks and healthcare through year-end. The execution was cold, the terms were not.

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