Re:GitHub to Layoff 10%
by bink on Thursday February 09, 2023 @01:02PM
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Is this GitHub acting independently or is it Microsoft informing them that they needed to lose 10% but they could do it on their own time frame?
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The fact they're closing all offices and switching to fully-remote suggests it was Github's decision. Microsoft doesn't seem pro WFH
A bunch of my former co-workers at MSFT are working from home 100% of the time. Maybe it is a per organization thing.
Re:GitHub to Layoff 10%
by olivermuty on Thursday February 09, 2023 @04:25PM
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Satya proudly announced WFH as a thing you could do around mid pandemic, then it was bastardized as it went down the orgs.
Some are 100% wfh, vast majority is some arbitrary %.
Can confirm it heavily depends on org.
In my case, I only go to office 1 day a week (to talk to people irl), and in my team only very few people go everyday, everyone else hovers between 20% to 100% wfh.
Looking at the CEO's statement it seems the final layoffs aren't even finalized yet.
> Unfortunately, this will include changes that will result in a reduction of GitHub’s workforce by up to 10% through the end of FY23. A number of Hubbers will receive notifications today, others will follow as we are re-aligning the business through the end of FY23.
Wonder what teenagers these days think of when you call someone a "hubber"
Re:GitHub to Layoff 10%
by MikeTheGreat on Thursday February 09, 2023 @03:50PM
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Urban Dictionary has a pile of different definitions, many of which are quite unique. [1] I'm curious if you're thinking of a particular one?