CircleCI Layoffs

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Post by fasgano » Wed, Dec 07, 2022, 9:23 PM UTC

CircleCI Layoffs
circleci.com

Re: CircleCI Layoffs

#2

Post by fasgano » Wed, Dec 07, 2022, 9:23 PM UTC

CircleCI lets go of 17% of their workforce today.

Re: CircleCI Layoffs

#3

Post by candiddevmike » Wed, Dec 07, 2022, 9:50 PM UTC

> Despite today’s news, we’re confident in our business. I believe we have the right strategy to succeed in the long term. We have the best CI/CD platform on the market by leaps and bounds. We see that success reflected in the continued growth of our business, adding thousands of high-performing engineering teams to our platform over the past 12 months.

Clearly that's not the case if you're doing layoffs, no? Wouldn't you want to keep those folks around so you can do that bit at the bottom: "Our customers are some of the most innovative, engineering-centric businesses on the planet, and helping them do great work will continue to be our focus."

Re: CircleCI Layoffs

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Post by nocobot » Wed, Dec 07, 2022, 9:50 PM UTC

fasgano wrote: post #2

CircleCI lets go of 17% of their workforce today.

but hey, they get to keep their laptops

Re: CircleCI Layoffs

#5

Post by CharlesW » Wed, Dec 07, 2022, 9:57 PM UTC

candiddevmike wrote: post #3

> Despite today’s news, we’re confident in our business. I believe we have the right strategy to succeed in the long term. We have the best CI/CD platform on the market by leaps and bounds. We see that success reflected in the continued growth of our business, adding thousands of high-performing engineering teams to our platform over the past 12 months. Clearly that's not the case if you're doing layoffs, no? Wouldn'…

> Wouldn't you want to keep those folks around…

I'm sure they would if they felt they could, however…

"…there is a ripple effect of uncertainty in our sector. Since the start of Q4, we’ve seen a dramatic shift in how every company’s performance is evaluated. Companies were once praised for growth at all costs. Very rapidly, market expectations have shifted. The emphasis now is on maximizing efficiency."

Meaning, this is (as I read it) largely a response to investor pressure to right-size.

Re: CircleCI Layoffs

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Post by jrockway » Wed, Dec 07, 2022, 9:58 PM UTC

What's the context behind this? I've used CircleCI at many jobs, and I guess people must have moved on to some better tool? What's the better tool?

Re: CircleCI Layoffs

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Post by the_mitsuhiko » Wed, Dec 07, 2022, 10:00 PM UTC

jrockway wrote: post #6

What's the context behind this? I've used CircleCI at many jobs, and I guess people must have moved on to some better tool? What's the better tool?

I am not sure about "better" but a lot of people who previously used Travis and Circle use GitHub Actions these days (and maybe azure in the meantime).

Re: CircleCI Layoffs

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Post by raymondh » Wed, Dec 07, 2022, 10:00 PM UTC

nocobot wrote: post #4

fasgano wrote: post #2

CircleCI lets go of 17% of their workforce today.

but hey, they get to keep their laptops

For those of you unfamiliar with layoff practices in most other industries, this is as good as it gets. The terms enumerated in the note are generous. Also, the value of the job placement support should not be underestimated.

Re: CircleCI Layoffs

#9

Post by ZeKK14 » Wed, Dec 07, 2022, 10:01 PM UTC

The list is already updated here: https://layoffs.fyi/

Re: CircleCI Layoffs

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Post by acdha » Wed, Dec 07, 2022, 10:01 PM UTC

jrockway wrote: post #6

What's the context behind this? I've used CircleCI at many jobs, and I guess people must have moved on to some better tool? What's the better tool?

I would assume some combination of “VC funding is no longer raining from the sky” and “GitHub Actions are good enough for enough teams not to want a second procurement”.