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LinkedIn to cut 960 jobs worldwide

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Re: LinkedIn to cut 960 jobs worldwide

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960 is 6% of the global LinkedIn workforce. I am baffled by how many people work for LinkedIn.

A lot of them are sales people. LinkedIn as a people business needs a lot of sales reps and account managers to be in contact with Recruiters and other people involved with selling .

16K people spanning the whole globe is not bad .

Re: LinkedIn to cut 960 jobs worldwide

#32

Doesn't LinkedIn(Microsoft) has a shit ton of money in reserves? Is cutting down these jobs in the midst of a pandemic really essential for the company's survival? Especially when the economies has started recovering in many parts of the world.

It’s a business not a charity

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Re: LinkedIn to cut 960 jobs worldwide

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm baffled by that number given how bad the product is. It has a lot of potential, but is completely ruined by the social media aspect and their attempt at making it yet another cesspool like Twitter or Instagram, all the way down to the algorithmic feed, likes and reactions. They should step away from the nonsense and make the tool (because yes it should be seen as a tool and not a lifestyle) easier to use, not har…

Which product? LinkedIn has managed to release a new app for basically every function while also bundling all that functionality into their primary app... It’s truly a disaster over there...

LinkedIn itself. I have not used any of their other products so can't comment on them, though I wouldn't be surprised if they are just as terrible.

Re: LinkedIn to cut 960 jobs worldwide

#35

960 is 6% of the global LinkedIn workforce. I am baffled by how many people work for LinkedIn.

I'm baffled by that number given how bad the product is. It has a lot of potential, but is completely ruined by the social media aspect and their attempt at making it yet another cesspool like Twitter or Instagram, all the way down to the algorithmic feed, likes and reactions. They should step away from the nonsense and make the tool (because yes it should be seen as a tool and not a lifestyle) easier to use, not har…

The feed is really quite awful. All social media is somewhat performative by nature, but LinkedIn's feed takes it to another level. It's not just performing for peers, but also performing for current and potential future employers.

Never have so many words been written that mean so little.

Re: LinkedIn to cut 960 jobs worldwide

#36

Companies commonly use layoffs as an easy way to get rid of under-performing staff, realize cost savings from previous investments (e.g., automation) ahead of schedule, or efficiently reorganize divisions whose execs fall out of favor. Not going to say this is good, but a However callous it is, roles on the margin get cut when prospects for growth dim.

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Re: LinkedIn to cut 960 jobs worldwide

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960 is 6% of the global LinkedIn workforce. I am baffled by how many people work for LinkedIn.

I'm baffled by that number given how bad the product is. It has a lot of potential, but is completely ruined by the social media aspect and their attempt at making it yet another cesspool like Twitter or Instagram, all the way down to the algorithmic feed, likes and reactions. They should step away from the nonsense and make the tool (because yes it should be seen as a tool and not a lifestyle) easier to use, not har…

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Re: LinkedIn to cut 960 jobs worldwide

#39

Companies commonly use layoffs as an easy way to get rid of under-performing staff, realize cost savings from previous investments (e.g., automation) ahead of schedule, or efficiently reorganize divisions whose execs fall out of favor. Not going to say this is good, but a However callous it is, roles on the margin get cut when prospects for growth dim.

The issue not being talked about is the removal of the recruiter from remote roles. Those recruiters paid linkedin thousands a year for premium access.

Plus the lower jobs posting overall.

Re: LinkedIn to cut 960 jobs worldwide

#40

Doesn't LinkedIn(Microsoft) has a shit ton of money in reserves? Is cutting down these jobs in the midst of a pandemic really essential for the company's survival? Especially when the economies has started recovering in many parts of the world.

One thing I've noticed is that labor law has evolved to where layoffs are the risk free way to cut staff who aren't performing. At my company we would almost never PIP people because we were strongly encouraged to wait for a layoff round. I think the calculus revolved around lawsuits that pips could generate due to their personal nature, vs layoffs being non-personal.
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