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Re: Restructuring Announcement

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Post by tylerrobinson »

munificent wrote: post #57
jihadjihad wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> non-Automattic employees non- Automatticians . Yes, they literally used this term in TFA.

I know this really bugs some people but every tech company these days has a demonym for its employees. It doesn't mean that employees have some cultlike adoration for the company. It's just very convenient inside the company to have a single short word to refer to all employees of the business.

> a single short word

> “Automattician”

The word you’re looking for is employee.

Re: Restructuring Announcement

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Post by MDGeist »

etchalon wrote: post #18
bmulholland wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Eh, from the company's perspective this is logistically easiest--the laptop's value is hardly worth the effort.

We always let our ex-employees keep their laptops because a. why not? and b. I don't need laptops for positions that no longer exist.

I was at a company that let people keep laptops (after they were wiped) largely because the severance was so meager it seemed they expected people to sell the laptops for some extra cash. :p

Re: Restructuring Announcement

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Post by ithkuil »

munificent wrote: post #57
jihadjihad wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> non-Automattic employees non- Automatticians . Yes, they literally used this term in TFA.

I know this really bugs some people but every tech company these days has a demonym for its employees. It doesn't mean that employees have some cultlike adoration for the company. It's just very convenient inside the company to have a single short word to refer to all employees of the business.

Some companies even have a name for people after they left the company, like "xooglers" for Google and "outfluxers" for InfluxData

Re: Restructuring Announcement

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Post by kstrauser »

OptionOfT wrote: post #53
igleria wrote: post #17

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klarna allowed us to buy our work phone and macbook paying only the tax value. We had to give them the devices so they would be wiped out by a third party, then they mailed them to my home.

MacBooks and iPhones are amongst the easiest to wipe remotely. You can wipe them fully (which would be the recommendation for MacBooks) and remove just work-installed apps on an iPhone.

Absolutely. I was in charge of that at a previous job, and telling Jamf to nuke the device did the job the next time it was turned on.

Re: Restructuring Announcement

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Post by melbourne_mat »

From an alternate universe:

I apologize for my erratic behavior which has tarnished our brand and created unnecessary turmoil within our organization. Regrettably, we will need to implement a 16% reduction in headcount to address the financial challenges we now face. I have decided to step aside and hand over control to my deputy, who I believe will provide the steady leadership needed to rebuild trust and restore our company's vision.

Re: Restructuring Announcement

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Post by kstrauser »

AlotOfReading wrote: post #33
zem wrote: post #15

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a lot of companies ask for equipment to be returned due to security concerns, or just on principle

One former employer had this policy, and also refused to provide a way to ship said equipment back. No one was happy with my alternative solution: leaving it at the police station instead.

Is that what you proposed or what you actually did? I want a story!

Re: Restructuring Announcement

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Post by Jare »

lenerdenator wrote: post #47
wmf wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

With apologies to Louis XIV, Matt is Automattic.

wait, did he put his name in the company name? if so, that's what we in the narcissist-identifying business call a "tell".

Or it just sounded like a fun joke for a good company name... I mean you are not wrong, but pretty much any successful young entrepreneur must have some degree of excessive appreciation for themselves, and this one was already achieving that status at 19.

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Post by eppsilon »

ithkuil wrote: post #63
munificent wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I know this really bugs some people but every tech company these days has a demonym for its employees. It doesn't mean that employees have some cultlike adoration for the company. It's just very convenient inside the company to have a single short word to refer to all employees of the business.

Some companies even have a name for people after they left the company, like "xooglers" for Google and "outfluxers" for InfluxData

get hired back to become a refluxer, train as a hardware engineer to become a flux capacitor...

Re: Restructuring Announcement

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Post by Jare »

blatantly wrote: post #29
anthomtb wrote: post #14

> This restructuring will result in an approximately 16% workforce reduction Probably the most salient detail for non-Automattic employees. Everything else was generic fluff.

Plus severance will be paid but didn't say how much. I was thinking this is a boilerplate firing email though!

> how much

With so many countries and legal frameworks to comply with, there's never going to be a single answer for this.

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