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#2Previously:
Waymo is scaling back its self-driving truck ambitions https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36886514 (July 26, 2023 — 3 points, 1 comments)
Alphabet’s Waymo cuts more than 100 jobs in second round of layoffs https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34988618 (March 1, 2023 — 37 points, 7 comments)
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#3Is there a conclusion that the taxi service kind of works and just needs to fix a few minor issues around the edges fixed to work in limited city use in many cities, or is it so far away it's not even close?
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#4Is there a conclusion that the taxi service kind of works and just needs to fix a few minor issues around the edges fixed to work in limited city use in many cities, or is it so far away it's not even close?
Honestly with Curb in NYC have been more than happy with taxis. Wish it would be adopted in more cities.
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#5I can’t imagine three layoffs in a year is great for morale.
Is there a reason they chose this sort of trickling layoffs approach?
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#6I can’t imagine three layoffs in a year is great for morale. Is there a reason they chose this sort of trickling layoffs approach?
Every time you all drive prices of stocks down, layoffs happen. Think twice before you drive the prices of a stock down again, you're part of the cause. Consider selling at a higher price than you bought the stock for.
If you drive stock prices down three times a year, layoffs will happen three times a year.
If you drive stock prices up, they'll go on a hiring spree. It's that simple.
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#7I can’t imagine three layoffs in a year is great for morale. Is there a reason they chose this sort of trickling layoffs approach?
"the beatings will continue until morale improves"
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#8Is there a conclusion that the taxi service kind of works and just needs to fix a few minor issues around the edges fixed to work in limited city use in many cities, or is it so far away it's not even close?
Yes, it’s going to be forever 95% done by the looks of it
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#9At this point how long before the fed starts to lower rates.
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#10I can’t imagine three layoffs in a year is great for morale. Is there a reason they chose this sort of trickling layoffs approach?
A friend of mine convinced me this was the FB strategy to get people to resign instead of needing to fire them (a costly, legal.minefield).
As a founder, the act of paralizying the company to effectively "bleed the fat off the bone" while cost effective, is insane. Because nothing gets done during those low morale months. I refused to believe this could be a valid strategy.
Then I was countered with: this org is already not shipping features or anything customers want anyway, so its not like it has any productivity to lose. Then proceeded to name Twitter as exhibit A of the argument.
I could not retort to that.