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7sidedmarble on Dec 2, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: BloomTech, previously Lambda School, cuts half of ...

It was the way the layoffs were conducted which was the objectionable part. Not even taking a week to assess means it was just haphazard.

austenallred on Dec 2, 2022 [–]

That is fair.

Elon took an 8,000 person company and went full "move fast and break things" mode.

throwaway2729 on Dec 3, 2022 | [–]

Went "unempathetic" mode. He didn't have to do what he did and in the way he did. You were cheering for him instilling fear in the remaining employees.

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