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Liz Sproule's avatar

I just survived a round of layoffs. The employees laid off seemed to be selected at random. Their work was divided and picked up by the rest of the team. We also have team members out on family leave for 3-9 months and are expected to absorb their work in their absence. In addition our regular work, the work from staff recently laid off, and the work from the teammates out on leave, we are encouraged to "volunteer" for projects outside our job description. Obviously, there has not been any increase in compensation or benefits. It feels like we are auditioning for our jobs everyday. If we complain, it has been made clear that our job is not secure.

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Aubrey's avatar

As an employee of a tech company that recently went through a large round of layoffs, this is the exact take I’ve been hoping to read. Thank you for writing it. I’m frustrated but not surprised that most mainstream publications aren’t talking about how these companies are conspiring with each other to depress the price of labor and thus bring about the recession that’s been looming for the past year. They’re also not talking about who ultimately benefits from these actions (executives, large investors, “the company”) and whether sacrificing hundreds of thousands of employees within and, once the recession hits, outside of the tech industry is a logical price to pay for the gains of the very few.

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