Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 staff

Re:Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 s... by jjoonathan on Thursday April 27, 2023 @10:45AM (#35728934)

Yes, but Dropbox Photos still:

    Lacks an exclusion mechanism, so icons leak in
    Includes STL files as photos and fails to display them
    Sometimes misses photos for no obvious reason

It's difficult for auto-tagging to add value in the presence of unrelated dealbreakers. Laying off people working on unsexy features does not inspire confidence that they have these priorities in order.

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Re:Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 s... by dmix on Thursday April 27, 2023 @11:02AM (#35729185)

> Laying off people working on unsexy features

You guys are reading way, way too much into this press release.

People here are acting they've abandoned their existing product and is betting the company on AI, when it could just as easily just be what every single major company has said recently ("we're exploring AI").

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Re:Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 s... by palata on Thursday April 27, 2023 @11:10AM (#35729315)

Also maybe it sounds better to say "we are restructuring to move to the next cool thing" than saying "we are laying off because... you know... things aren't going that great right now"?

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Re:Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 s... by grepfru_it on Thursday April 27, 2023 @10:58AM (#35729118)

What generates 80% of the revenue usually comes from 20% of the customers. What I’m trying to say is that those 20% DGAF about Dropbox photos.

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Re:Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 s... by jjoonathan on Thursday April 27, 2023 @11:02AM (#35729193)

This isn't about photos, it's about walking before you run and Dropbox failing to walk, firing their physical therapist, and talking up their big plans to hire a running coach.

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