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← After layoffs, employees stop taking risks and start hoarding knowledge to protect themselves.
17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 23 Jan 2012 to 6 Oct 2026.
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management Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: After layoffs, employees stop taking risks and start hoarding knowledge to protect themselves. After layoffs, employees stop taking risks and start hoarding knowledge to protect themselves. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Nov 2023
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Ian Hickson — holds since 2023-11-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Large layoffs tend to push out the best employees, who quit for competitors or start their own companies. — tap to centre the map on it Large layoffs tend to push out the best employees, who quit for competitors or start their own companies. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Expecting a layoff in advance provides little psychological protection against its effects. — tap to centre the map on it Expecting a layoff in advance provides little psychological protection against its effects. Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
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Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tech layoffs free up talent to tackle new problems and opportunities. — tap to centre the map on it Tech layoffs free up talent to tackle new problems and opportunities. Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Oct 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-10-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people. — tap to centre the map on it AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people. Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses. — tap to centre the map on it Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Employees can no longer stay in their own lane; organizations increasingly reward people who handle projects end to end. — tap to centre the map on it Employees can no longer stay in their own lane; organizations increasingly reward people who handle projects end to end. Last stated 2 months ago
2 Sept 2026
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Wes Kao — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Within about a year everyone's job will change, though people will not lose their positions. — tap to centre the map on it Within about a year everyone's job will change, though people will not lose their positions. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Elena Verna — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that does not learn from the work it does would probably eventually lose its advantage. — tap to centre the map on it A company that does not learn from the work it does would probably eventually lose its advantage. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Karri Saarinen — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 11 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents are now capable enough that they should be trusted to improve the skills and systems that guide them. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents are now capable enough that they should be trusted to improve the skills and systems that guide them. Last stated 2 months ago
11 Sept 2026
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Fatih Arslan — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. — tap to centre the map on it A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. — tap to centre the map on it A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. — tap to centre the map on it A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. — tap to centre the map on it A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. Last stated a month ago
29 Sept 2026
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Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. Last stated 15 years ago
23 Jan 2012
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2012-01-23 — tap for who they are