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It's not great, but it's certainly better than something like "We've decided to move forward with a new strategic initiative that will involve a synergistic restructuring of our organizations and in that process it's possible that some people may find themselves seeking opportunities"...
Where I work, they called it a "workforce rebalancing," which I thought was a nice touch.
> Emails like this are usually riddled with corporate speak so I'm going to give it to you straight. I tried rewriting his email to live up to this promise: - - - Team, We're cutting our workforce to strengthen Twitter as a company. The team has been deciding how to best streamline Twitter, Vine, and Periscope to put their focus on the projects which will have the greatest impact. Moments, which we launched last week…
> Emails like this are usually riddled with corporate speak so I'm going to give it to you straight. I tried rewriting his email to live up to this promise: - - - Team, We're cutting our workforce to strengthen Twitter as a company. The team has been deciding how to best streamline Twitter, Vine, and Periscope to put their focus on the projects which will have the greatest impact. Moments, which we launched last week…
Team, We're cutting 336 people from our workforce to strengthen the company. We are deciding how to streamline Twitter, Vine, and Periscope to focus on projects with the greatest impact. Moments, which we launched last week, is a great beginning. It's a peek into the future of discovery. We'll offer each person a generous exit package and help finding a new job. Engineering will be smaller but remain the biggest perc…
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Am I the only one who doesn't see much difference between your version and his?
It's removed all the fairly meaningless corporate buzzwords like: roadmap structural change nimbler streamlined impactful And many more.
"we plan to part ways with up to 336 people from across the company. We are doing this with the utmost respect for each and every person." Bart might disagree: https://twitter.com/bartt/status/653946266938818561
Whenever you have a large layoff, it is fairly standard to lock accounts immediately.
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That's nearly 10% of their work force.
I'll admit that I have no basis for this number, but I would expect them to layoff 20 - 25%. 10% is a high number, but not for a company that has never made a profit and is currently hemorrhaging money.
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Am I the only one who doesn't see much difference between your version and his?
It's removed all the fairly meaningless corporate buzzwords like: roadmap structural change nimbler streamlined impactful And many more.
"we plan to part ways with up to 336 people from across the company. We are doing this with the utmost respect for each and every person." Bart might disagree: https://twitter.com/bartt/status/653946266938818561
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It's removed all the fairly meaningless corporate buzzwords like: roadmap structural change nimbler streamlined impactful And many more.
While they may be jargon, they're not meaningless. I mean, roadmap? Is there anyone who has worked at a tech company that doesn't know what a roadmap is, and why it's important? Is there anyone who doesn't know that nimbler means better able to react to changes in the marketplace?
"Roadmap" -> plan, strategy
"Structural change" -> internal reorganizing, lay-offs
"Nimbler" -> fewer employees, which we hope will make us become more agile
"Streamlined" -> ambiguous and essentially meaningless by itself
"Impactful" -> revenue- and/or growth-generating, maybe "important"
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It's removed all the fairly meaningless corporate buzzwords like: roadmap structural change nimbler streamlined impactful And many more.
If those offend, you should try reading any financial research articles that delve into details or PR wire announcements. ;)