Rackspace announces it has laid off 200 workers

Re:Rackspace announces it has laid off 200 workers by zeta0134 on Saturday March 02, 2019 @12:07PM (#19290000)

I happen to work for Rackspace at the moment, and I'm really disappointed that I keep hearing about these things in the news first. Ever since we went private, all the upper management changed and we've kinda been kept in the dark, which is a big giant red flag. I think it might be time to polish up the old resume.

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Re:Rackspace announces it has laid off 200 workers by askafriend on Saturday March 02, 2019 @01:37PM (#19290446)

Don’t even think twice. Polish that resume and jump. The market is hot and life is short.

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Re:Rackspace announces it has laid off 200 workers by redm on Saturday March 02, 2019 @05:18PM (#19291498)

Uh, you should always think twice, the grass isn't always better on the other side and you know nothing more about his/her circumstances.

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Re:Rackspace announces it has laid off 200 workers by tedivm on Saturday March 02, 2019 @06:42PM (#19291828)

We know he's working for a company where management doesn't communicate and layoffs are happening.

Polishing off a resume doesn't mean immediately quitting either- it means going out to look at other opportunities. There are very few scenarios where being aware of other options is harmful.

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Re:Rackspace announces it has laid off 200 workers by tyingq on Saturday March 02, 2019 @12:24PM (#19290080)

I would guess their planned exit is hoping IBM buys it to bolster marketshare for Bluemix/Softlayer. So, even if things go as planned, it's probably not anywhere you want to be long term :)

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Re:Rackspace announces it has laid off 200 workers by pm90 on Sunday March 03, 2019 @03:32PM (#19296655)

IBM won't buy them. They just bought RedHat.

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