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Post by xnyan » Fri, May 08, 2020, 12:27 PM UTC

ResidentSleeper wrote: post #82

TheSpiceIsLife wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> new CEO is an incompetent person who decided to use the vehicle of the covid virus to announce job cuts that he has planned a long time ago. Why would that indicate the CEO is incompetent ? Doesn’t it stand to reason that management would and should take advantage of the whatever is happening in the wider scheme of things to advance their narrative, and that doing so is indicative of competence within their frame o…

Take a look around this comment section. This move isn't being received well by anyone and nobody is buying his bullshit. That, and mass layoffs are typically an excellent indicator of incompetence.

Post by lonelappde » Fri, May 08, 2020, 12:55 PM UTC

sytelus wrote: post #111

wiradikusuma wrote: post #46

I understand they had to do it (I'm sure we—their users—understand), but I can't understand the need for bullshit business-speak. Just say, "Due to circumstances you all familiar with, business is slow, so I have to let go of some people from X department." Putting up bullshit like this is like adding insult to injury. Especially, since their user demographics are mostly people who don't like bullshit.

When Spolesky brought on this guy, I was shocked. He had no profile or activity on Stackoverflow. He wasn’t even a developer and his resume indicated he was just generic management talking head. Given how much Spolesky emphasis “product person” to be in charge as opposed to white label MBAs, none of that made any sense. I’d to only imagine he was cashing out and part of the deal from investors was to place this guy w…

Post by lonelappde » Fri, May 08, 2020, 12:57 PM UTC

GordonS wrote: post #115

wiradikusuma wrote: post #46

I understand they had to do it (I'm sure we—their users—understand), but I can't understand the need for bullshit business-speak. Just say, "Due to circumstances you all familiar with, business is slow, so I have to let go of some people from X department." Putting up bullshit like this is like adding insult to injury. Especially, since their user demographics are mostly people who don't like bullshit.

Fully agree. I've been using SO since it's inception, several years ago. But with the whole moderator thing, the switch to a ridiculous buzzword homepage, and all the damn bullshit corporate speak, my trust in SO is at an all time low. How did it get here from the straight-talking, community-orientated feel it used to have under Spoelsy and friends?

Post by rileymat2 » Fri, May 08, 2020, 1:23 PM UTC

kungato wrote: post #128

Is it time for SO 2? Lets be real, many articles are out of date with answers being for older versions, the culture is getting worse and the company is looking to cash in on the thing. Could we use a blank slate?

Post by foobarbecue » Fri, May 08, 2020, 1:24 PM UTC

rdslw wrote: post #89

foobarbecue wrote: post #48

Furloughed, mostly

please, don't drink their kool-aid. it's fired, not furloughed. it's to be able to not lose ability to generate profit, not "to be able to serve our customers" it's to save 85% who we think are more worth, not "we are all in this together"