Tell HN: Confluent laying off 8% of staff

Re:Tell HN: Confluent laying off 8% of staff by folkrav on Thursday January 26, 2023 @12:45PM (#34535406)

Are you implying 100000+ people getting laid off in a handful of months merely is about weeding off "underperformers"?

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Re:Tell HN: Confluent laying off 8% of staff by f6v on Friday January 27, 2023 @08:08AM (#34545542)

No, I’m saying that not laying anyone off ever isn’t a good idea.

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Re:Tell HN: Confluent laying off 8% of staff by folkrav on Friday January 27, 2023 @11:57AM (#34548333)

Termination and layoff are two very different things. You typically don't layoff people for incompetence, you fire them.

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