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Restructuring Announcement

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261 points markx2 | 2 comments | 02 Apr 25 18:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.594s | 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. dylan604 ◴[02 Apr 25 23:09 UTC] No.43562847[source]▶
> It doesn't mean that employees have some cultlike adoration for the company

No, but it does mean that the company wishes that employees had some cult like adoration. The line between proud of the company one works for and being cult like is not rigid, and moves depending on the company

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2. squiggleblaz ◴[04 Apr 25 01:17 UTC] No.43577358[source]▶
I've never taken it as wish that employees have some cult like adoration, but as a team building exercise. I don't like it, it's cringe, but it's nothing worse than a bit of meaningless cringe. I have heard the theory of the fine line between a CEO and a cult leader, but I've never worked at a company that came anywhere near that fine line. Every CEO I've worked with has known that we're there due to a mutually beneficial agreement.