PlanetScale performs layoff and prioritizes profitability

Re:PlanetScale performs layoff and prioritizes profitability by spgonzalaz on Thursday March 07, 2024 @01:53AM (#39625844)

I don’t fall out with the change at all, but being given 1 month to migrate doesn’t seem well thought out, there will definitely be some avoidable negative sentiment related to that.

These are potential paying users not freeloaders to evict.

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Re:PlanetScale performs layoff and prioritizes profitability by lewisl9029 on Thursday March 07, 2024 @03:33AM (#39626596)

This is the only real problem I have with how they handled the situation. But it's a big problem.

Whether or not these folks on free plans are ever going to convert to paid, they trusted PlanetScale to serve as a critical building block for their project/business. I think the least they could do is ease the transition by offering them a reasonable amount of time to offboard.

I personally would never trust critical infra to a company that has ever abruptly terminated a product offering with only 1 month notice.

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Re:PlanetScale performs layoff and prioritizes profitability by selestify on Thursday March 07, 2024 @08:11AM (#39628625)

How many months is to be expected by industry standards?

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Re:PlanetScale performs layoff and prioritizes profitability by osser on Thursday March 07, 2024 @01:10PM (#39632415)

The mental model that you get critical infra for free is wrong.

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Re:PlanetScale performs layoff and prioritizes profitability by pm90 on Sunday March 10, 2024 @11:11PM (#39664603)

Come on. Its a free offering. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for!

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