RIF started sporadically beginning of September and ongoing...Some received notification early Friday before noon. And some genuine 'volunteered' to be on the 'list'. After I finished work at the end of the day, I felt surreal, sad and somber after leaving the building for ALL the people who were let go, I remember what someone said "all the good things must come to an END"
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@ak How many of the new hires are US?
No, they did not. In fact ongoing reduction during September is so far bit less than previous months according to Slack stats (which reflect immediately in IDC and NA).
September totals: 669 reductions, and 482 additions.
- sep01, 4:30pm UTC: 150197
- sep02, 5am UTC: 150100 (-97)
- sep02, 1pm UTC: 150150 (+50)
- sep02, 7:30pm UTC: 150174 (+24)
- sep03, 1am UTC: 150174 (0)
- sep03, 1:30pm UTC: 150192 (+18)
- sep04, 3am UTC: 150157 (-35)
- sep04, 1:30pm UTC: 150234 (+77)
- sep05, 3am UTC: 150002 (-232)
- sep05, 5pm UTC: 150041 (+39)
- sep06, 3:30am UTC: 150014 (-27)
- sep06, 5:30pm UTC: 150043 (+29)
- sep07, 3:30am UTC: 150014 (-29)
- sep07, 4pm UTC: 150095 (+81)
- sep08, 1am UTC: 150093 (-2)
- sep08, 11:30am UTC: 150176 (+83)
- sep09, 1:30am UTC: 150160 (-16)
- sep09, 12:30pm UTC: 150159 (-1)
- sep10, 2am UTC: 150137 (-22)
- sep10, 12pm UTC: 150198 (+61)
- sep11, 3am UTC: 150172 (-26)
- sep11, 12pm UTC: 150192 (+20)
- sep12, 2am UTC: 150061 (-131)
- sep12, 7pm UTC: 150010 (-51)
for comparison July:
July totals: 1723 reductions, and 1299 additions.
- jul01, 12am UTC: 152340 (-38)
- jul01, 6am UTC: 151857 (-483)
- jul01, 1pm UTC: 151940 (+83)
- jul02, 3am UTC: 151848 (-92)
- jul02, 1:30pm UTC: 151937 (+89)
- jul03, 1:30am UTC: 151850 (-87)
- jul03, 1:30pm UTC: 151928 (+78)
- jul04, 1am UTC: 151922 (-6)
- jul04, 4:30pm UTC: 151848 (-74)
- jul05, 1am UTC: 151879 (+31)
- jul05, 3pm UTC: 151886 (+7)
- jul06, 6am UTC: 151878 (-8)
- jul06, 1pm UTC: 152068 (+190)
- jul07, 1am UTC: 151968 (-100)
- jul07, 1:30pm UTC: 152040 (+72)
- jul08, 5am UTC: 151916 (-124)
- jul08, 1:30pm UTC: 151948 (+32)
- jul09, 3am UTC: 151878 (-70)
- jul09, 1:30pm UTC: 151898 (+20)
- jul10, 2am UTC: 151850 (-48)
- jul10, 1pm UTC: 151835 (-15)
- jul11, 1:30am UTC: 151713 (-122)
- jul11, 3pm UTC: 151068 (-645)
- jul12, 3am UTC: 151070 (+2)
- jul12, 5pm UTC: 151064 (-6)
- jul13, 1:30am UTC: 151060 (-4)
- jul13, 1pm UTC: 151357 (+297)
- jul14, 1pm UTC: 151447 (+90)
- jul15, 3:30pm UTC: 151364 (-83)
- jul16, 1:30pm UTC: 151441 (+77)
- jul17, 3pm UTC: 151409 (-32)
- jul18, 1am UTC: 151373 (-36)
- jul18, 4:30pm UTC: 151145 (-228)
- jul19, 2:30am UTC: 151157 (+12)
- jul20, 2am UTC: 151163 (+6)
- jul20, 1pm UTC: 151301 (+138)
- jul21, 2am UTC: 151238 (-63)
- jul21, 1:30pm UTC: 151500 (+262)
- jul22, 1:30am UTC: 151455 (-45)
- jul22, 1:30pm UTC: 151437 (-18)
- jul23, 1:30am UTC: 151434 (-3)
- jul23, 1:30pm UTC: 151439 (+5)
- jul24, 3am UTC: 151424 (-15)
- jul24, 1:30pm UTC: 151413 (-11)
- jul25, 1am UTC: 151380 (-33)
- jul25, 6pm UTC: 151151 (-229)
- jul26, 4pm UTC: 151104 (-47)
- jul27, 3am UTC: 151098 (-6)
- jul27, 1pm UTC: 151301 (+203)
- jul28, 1am UTC: 151284 (-17)
- jul28, 2pm UTC: 151284 (0)
- jul29, 1:30am UTC: 151257 (-27)
- jul29, 1:30pm UTC: 151250 (-7)
- jul30, 4am UTC: 151221 (-29)
- jul30, 2pm UTC: 151262 (+41)
- jul31, 1am UTC: 151263 (+1)
- jul31, 1:30pm UTC: 151224 (-39)
I would add not only did all good things end, but there are better things to come outside of O. Good luck and God bless!!