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Restructuring Announcement

(automattic.com)
261 points markx2 | 1 comments | 02 Apr 25 18:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.333s | source
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anthomtb ◴[02 Apr 25 19:30 UTC] No.43560568[source]▶
> This restructuring will result in an approximately 16% workforce reduction

Probably the most salient detail for non-Automattic employees. Everything else was generic fluff.

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jihadjihad ◴[02 Apr 25 20:14 UTC] No.43560996[source]▶
> non-Automattic employees

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

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munificent ◴[02 Apr 25 20:43 UTC] No.43561306[source]▶
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.

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1. jihadjihad ◴[02 Apr 25 20:55 UTC] No.43561449[source]▶
I get it, it's just kind of a meme at this point after a couple years of these boilerplate RIF announcements. Cmd-F for "difficult decision" + whatever the demonym is and you're basically guaranteed hits.