Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 staff
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Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 staff
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Re: Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 staff
#2Nice, round number. I wonder if that was a carefully thought out coincidence, or they fiddled with the numbers a bit until they got the right payroll savings then rounded it to the nearest 100. I suspect the latter - when I see a nice, round number of people being fired it makes me think that they decided "how many people do we need to sacrifice to appease the finance gods" rather than "how many of these roles are really needed to achieve the goals we set ourselves".
Anyway, good luck to the former Dropboxers, I hope they land on their feet.
Re: Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 staff
#3>I take full ownership of this decision and the path that led us here.
There's the free bingo space!
Re: Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 staff
#4> In some areas, investments that showed promise before the downturn have more limited potential today.
Which areas? Which employment category are they cutting? Hard to tell from the message.
Re: Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 staff
#5For our industry "impacted" is going to be the word of the year
Re: Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 staff
#6There's something a bit discordant about using the Dropbox font to convey this message.
Feels a bit like having an illustrator create a corporate Memphis graphic of a layoff.
Re: Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 staff
#7CEO says AI casualties
Would anybody else be content with mass layoff messages in JSON format? { severance, healthcare, perks }
I’m okay without the explanations or attempt at empathy thats partially designed for other stakeholders like vendors who want to know the company is healthy
Just take the media L and move on, I bet there are people that would like them for that approach and attract talent. Its pretty insufferable to be around employees that actually like the “family” coddling talk so if they’re not there to begin with then its a better work environment
Re: Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 staff
#8>I take full ownership of this decision and the path that led us here. There's the free bingo space!
Taking full responsibility seems to mean literally nothing nowadays
Re: Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 staff
#9Big thumbs up for at least mentioning it in the first line rather than burying it. Shameful we can't even expect that little.
Re: Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 staff
#10There's something a bit discordant about using the Dropbox font to convey this message. Feels a bit like having an illustrator create a corporate Memphis graphic of a layoff.
Dropbox's art and typography style has always been dystopian and brutalist to me. Though it is just a smidge better now than it was.