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← Large layoffs tend to push out the best employees, who quit for competitors or start their own companies.

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 12 Jun 2008 to 6 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under management management Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under hiring hiring Everything filed under startups startups Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Large layoffs tend to push out the best employees, who quit for competitors or start their own companies. Large layoffs tend to push out the bestemployees, who quit for competitors orstart their own companies. Last stated 2 months ago 3 Sept 2026 GO Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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 totackle new problems andopportunities. Last stated 2 weeks ago 6 Oct 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-10-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it A company must cut half itsengineers to pay for the otherhalf's tokens, and that is what thelayoffs are actually about. Last stated 7 months ago 11 Mar 2026 SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — 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 companiesputting an AI label on having hiredtoo many people. Last stated 3 weeks ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company should manufacture fresh internal challenges for its best people, because the alternative is that they go and find those challenges at another company. — tap to centre the map on it A company should manufacture freshinternal challenges for its bestpeople, because the alternative isthat they go and find thosechallenges at another company. Last stated 7 months ago 1 Apr 2026 TP Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — 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 offmainly so as not to look behind onAI, in a cascade of keeping up withthe Joneses. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no such thing as the best people; you are trying to hire the right people for this team at this stage. — tap to centre the map on it There is no such thing as the bestpeople; you are trying to hire theright people for this team at thisstage. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Dec 2024 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Burnout is not working too much; what ground him down at his company was people: co-founder conflict and high-stress customers. — tap to centre the map on it Burnout is not working too much;what ground him down at his companywas people: co-founder conflict andhigh-stress customers. Last stated 8 months ago 12 Feb 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Needing fewer people per unit of output does not mean a company ends up employing fewer people. — tap to centre the map on it Needing fewer people per unit ofoutput does not mean a company endsup employing fewer people. Last stated 3 months ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire great people and get out oftheir way" is dangerous advice foranyone in a leadership role. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Dec 2024 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it A career goes better attached to thepart of a business that brings themoney in than to a cost centre,whatever the work itself is. Last stated 15 years ago 28 Oct 2011 PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it A career ladder must not be achecklist that guarantees promotion,because a promotion depends on theorganisation’s needs as much as onthe employee’s skills. Last stated a year ago 28 May 2025 CF Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish. — tap to centre the map on it AI favours tiny teams of high-agencyindividual contributors with blurredroles, and the coordinating manageris not needed until it is time topolish. Last stated 2 years ago 25 Mar 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: An engineering manager should support six to eight engineers: fewer and they drift into being a tech lead, more and they can only be a coach. — tap to centre the map on it An engineering manager shouldsupport six to eight engineers:fewer and they drift into being atech lead, more and they can only bea coach. Last stated 8 years ago 14 Jul 2018 WL Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Collaboration carries coordination costs that leave a team moving as slow as its slowest node. — tap to centre the map on it Collaboration carries coordinationcosts that leave a team moving asslow as its slowest node. Last stated 4 weeks ago 20 Sept 2026 PS Peter Sellis — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A portfolio that could be one-shotted, or that looks very familiar next to someone else's, is going to put hiring managers off. — tap to centre the map on it A portfolio that could beone-shotted, or that looks veryfamiliar next to someone else's, isgoing to put hiring managers off. Last stated 3 weeks ago 29 Sept 2026 DM Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: An obsession with titles is what will screw people over. — tap to centre the map on it An obsession with titles is whatwill screw people over. Last stated 6 months ago 14 Apr 2026 BL Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Better organizations recruit more effectively, because most people want to work for a high-quality organization — tap to centre the map on it Better organizations recruit moreeffectively, because most peoplewant to work for a high-qualityorganization Last stated 18 years ago 12 Jun 2008 MB Max Bazerman — holds since 2008-06-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Large layoffs tend to push out the best employees, who quit for competitors or start their own companies. Last stated 3 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Gergely Orosz Read this korrent →