“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts today”

Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by alistairSH on Friday April 30, 2021 @07:28PM (#27000927)

I dunno. I could find a job in a few days or weeks.

But, finding a job I want to do for many years probably takes a significant portion of that 6 month period.

Now, if I was already half-way out the door? Or also felt strongly about the no-politics stuff? You bet I'm taking the money and not looking back.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by Semiapies on Friday April 30, 2021 @08:22PM (#27001473)

I believe you. But I also assume you're not dead weight your employer would be better off without. However, dead weight is what a lot of commentators online claim to think the departed employees were--and that Basecamp cleverly rid itself of them today--without any real evidence for these bold ideas.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by fastball on Saturday May 01, 2021 @03:15AM (#27004070)

You're combining like three different narratives together.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by reboog711 on Friday April 30, 2021 @07:47PM (#27001125)

It usually takes me years to find a job I want. That is why I'm always looking.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by lazyasciiart on Friday April 30, 2021 @10:15PM (#27002300)

If any significant percentage of a tiny company like this was halfway out the door, that's also a sign of management failure.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by MattGaiser on Saturday May 01, 2021 @12:30AM (#27003114)

Isn’t this true in tech in general as turnover is so high? At any given point, half of software engineers are at least contemplating leaving.

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