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Welp, I got laid off today along with 40% of Block.

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  • ksylor@front-end.socialK This user is from outside of this forum
    ksylor@front-end.socialK This user is from outside of this forum
    ksylor@front-end.social
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    Welp, I got laid off today along with 40% of Block. I’m still totally in shock an have no idea what comes next, but if you have need for a Principal Frontend Engineer hit me up!

    sbourne@mastodon.socialS mrtazz@chaos.socialM fox@front-end.socialF janl@narrativ.esJ oisin@mastodon.ieO 19 Replies Last reply
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    • ksylor@front-end.socialK ksylor@front-end.social

      Welp, I got laid off today along with 40% of Block. I’m still totally in shock an have no idea what comes next, but if you have need for a Principal Frontend Engineer hit me up!

      sbourne@mastodon.socialS This user is from outside of this forum
      sbourne@mastodon.socialS This user is from outside of this forum
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      @ksylor Oh no!

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      • sbourne@mastodon.socialS sbourne@mastodon.social

        @ksylor Oh no!

        ksylor@front-end.socialK This user is from outside of this forum
        ksylor@front-end.socialK This user is from outside of this forum
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        @sbourne yeah, it’s a total shock. We just had layoffs 2 weeks ago where ~300 engineers were let go. So this massive cut was just totally unexpected

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        • ksylor@front-end.socialK ksylor@front-end.social

          @sbourne yeah, it’s a total shock. We just had layoffs 2 weeks ago where ~300 engineers were let go. So this massive cut was just totally unexpected

          drewpickard@mastodon.socialD This user is from outside of this forum
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          @ksylor
          That is insane.
          Layoffs is one thing but doung a small one before a big one means someone in leadership massively fucked up.

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          • drewpickard@mastodon.socialD drewpickard@mastodon.social

            @ksylor
            That is insane.
            Layoffs is one thing but doung a small one before a big one means someone in leadership massively fucked up.

            ksylor@front-end.socialK This user is from outside of this forum
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            @drewpickard yeah the “small” one was because they suddenly instituted minimum PR count numbers *during calibration* and increased the required percentage of “below meets” to be like, 15%% instead of 7%, and then fired everyone in below because they were a “low performer”. So we all thought we were done & safe for a bit, but nope.

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            • ksylor@front-end.socialK ksylor@front-end.social

              @drewpickard yeah the “small” one was because they suddenly instituted minimum PR count numbers *during calibration* and increased the required percentage of “below meets” to be like, 15%% instead of 7%, and then fired everyone in below because they were a “low performer”. So we all thought we were done & safe for a bit, but nope.

              revin@toot.cafeR This user is from outside of this forum
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              @ksylor @drewpickard omg! simple-minded metrics suuuuuck. I got dinged once at a gig years ago because my PR count was “low”, without even considering that maybe I didn’t need to follow every feature up with 3–5 bug fix PRs because I actually created quality stuff the first time around…?

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              • revin@toot.cafeR revin@toot.cafe

                @ksylor @drewpickard omg! simple-minded metrics suuuuuck. I got dinged once at a gig years ago because my PR count was “low”, without even considering that maybe I didn’t need to follow every feature up with 3–5 bug fix PRs because I actually created quality stuff the first time around…?

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                @revin @ksylor @drewpickard Wuuuuuuut. Using that metric to identify “low performers” is the most bonkers amateur smooth brain thing I can think of. Oh my.

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                • ksylor@front-end.socialK ksylor@front-end.social

                  Welp, I got laid off today along with 40% of Block. I’m still totally in shock an have no idea what comes next, but if you have need for a Principal Frontend Engineer hit me up!

                  mrtazz@chaos.socialM This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @ksylor Uuugghh I'm sorry

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                  • ksylor@front-end.socialK ksylor@front-end.social

                    Welp, I got laid off today along with 40% of Block. I’m still totally in shock an have no idea what comes next, but if you have need for a Principal Frontend Engineer hit me up!

                    fox@front-end.socialF This user is from outside of this forum
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                    @ksylor so sorry to hear this and wishing you a soft landing ♥️

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                    • ksylor@front-end.socialK ksylor@front-end.social

                      Welp, I got laid off today along with 40% of Block. I’m still totally in shock an have no idea what comes next, but if you have need for a Principal Frontend Engineer hit me up!

                      janl@narrativ.esJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                      @ksylor fuck I’m so sorry!

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                      • ksylor@front-end.socialK ksylor@front-end.social

                        Welp, I got laid off today along with 40% of Block. I’m still totally in shock an have no idea what comes next, but if you have need for a Principal Frontend Engineer hit me up!

                        oisin@mastodon.ieO This user is from outside of this forum
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                        @ksylor yikes! sorry to hear that.

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                        • ksylor@front-end.socialK ksylor@front-end.social

                          Welp, I got laid off today along with 40% of Block. I’m still totally in shock an have no idea what comes next, but if you have need for a Principal Frontend Engineer hit me up!

                          beep@follow.ethanmarcotte.comB This user is from outside of this forum
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                          @ksylor Katie, this is horrible. I’m so, so sorry.

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                          • ksylor@front-end.socialK ksylor@front-end.social

                            Welp, I got laid off today along with 40% of Block. I’m still totally in shock an have no idea what comes next, but if you have need for a Principal Frontend Engineer hit me up!

                            mattiem@mastodon.socialM This user is from outside of this forum
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                            @ksylor ugh so sorry to hear

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                            • ksylor@front-end.socialK ksylor@front-end.social

                              Welp, I got laid off today along with 40% of Block. I’m still totally in shock an have no idea what comes next, but if you have need for a Principal Frontend Engineer hit me up!

                              slightlyoff@toot.cafeS This user is from outside of this forum
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                              @ksylor 😢

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                              • ksylor@front-end.socialK ksylor@front-end.social

                                Welp, I got laid off today along with 40% of Block. I’m still totally in shock an have no idea what comes next, but if you have need for a Principal Frontend Engineer hit me up!

                                ppk@front-end.socialP This user is from outside of this forum
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                                @ksylor Wut?!? Sux!

                                I didn't know you worked there. (TBH: today was the first time I even heard of this company.)

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                                • ksylor@front-end.socialK ksylor@front-end.social

                                  Welp, I got laid off today along with 40% of Block. I’m still totally in shock an have no idea what comes next, but if you have need for a Principal Frontend Engineer hit me up!

                                  kevinrns@mstdn.socialK This user is from outside of this forum
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                                  @ksylor

                                  Needs hashtags, no algorthm s here. If youre asking everyone send it widely with hashtags

                                  #getfediHired #fedihire #frontend ??? Others?

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                                  • ksylor@front-end.socialK ksylor@front-end.social

                                    Welp, I got laid off today along with 40% of Block. I’m still totally in shock an have no idea what comes next, but if you have need for a Principal Frontend Engineer hit me up!

                                    christo_459@mastodon.me.ukC This user is from outside of this forum
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                                    @ksylor
                                    #FediHire

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                                    • kevinrns@mstdn.socialK kevinrns@mstdn.social

                                      @ksylor

                                      Needs hashtags, no algorthm s here. If youre asking everyone send it widely with hashtags

                                      #getfediHired #fedihire #frontend ??? Others?

                                      ksylor@front-end.socialK This user is from outside of this forum
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                                      @kevinrns thanks! I’m frankly still in shock and not quite ready to get into the interview slog just yet. When I’m ready I’ll post a real one with hashtags, etc.

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                                      • ksylor@front-end.socialK ksylor@front-end.social

                                        Welp, I got laid off today along with 40% of Block. I’m still totally in shock an have no idea what comes next, but if you have need for a Principal Frontend Engineer hit me up!

                                        wonkothesane@mstdn.socialW This user is from outside of this forum
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                                        @ksylor I’m very sorry wishing you the best

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                                        • ksylor@front-end.socialK ksylor@front-end.social

                                          Welp, I got laid off today along with 40% of Block. I’m still totally in shock an have no idea what comes next, but if you have need for a Principal Frontend Engineer hit me up!

                                          wka@hachyderm.ioW This user is from outside of this forum
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                                          @ksylor sorry to hear that

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