<story><title>Stack Overflow reduces global workforce by approximately 15%</title><url>https://stackoverflow.blog/2020/05/07/the-way-forward/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>wiradikusuma</author><text>I understand they had to do it (I&amp;#x27;m sure we—their users—understand), but I can&amp;#x27;t understand the need for bullshit business-speak.&lt;p&gt;Just say, &amp;quot;Due to circumstances you all familiar with, business is slow, so I have to let go of some people from X department.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;Putting up bullshit like this is like adding insult to injury. Especially, since their user demographics are mostly people who don&amp;#x27;t like bullshit.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>sytelus</author><text>When Spolesky brought on this guy, I was shocked. He had no profile or activity on Stackoverflow. He wasn’t even a developer and his resume indicated he was just generic management talking head. Given how much Spolesky emphasis “product person” to be in charge as opposed to white label MBAs, none of that made any sense. I’d to only imagine he was cashing out and part of the deal from investors was to place this guy who they trusted to grow “enterprise” business. Just why every beautiful startup must make their owners billionaires while getting ruined?</text></comment>
<story><title>Stack Overflow reduces global workforce by approximately 15%</title><url>https://stackoverflow.blog/2020/05/07/the-way-forward/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>wiradikusuma</author><text>I understand they had to do it (I&amp;#x27;m sure we—their users—understand), but I can&amp;#x27;t understand the need for bullshit business-speak.&lt;p&gt;Just say, &amp;quot;Due to circumstances you all familiar with, business is slow, so I have to let go of some people from X department.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;Putting up bullshit like this is like adding insult to injury. Especially, since their user demographics are mostly people who don&amp;#x27;t like bullshit.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>franze</author><text>I worked for a company with a horrible PR&amp;#x2F;communication department. The CEO was making a clear, precise, sometimes intense statement.&lt;p&gt;Gave it to PR. Then the CEO dealt with other stuff.&lt;p&gt;The weak communication department had meetings after meetings, internal drama shows, delegation games and then a) either nothing was communicated at all b) business b#llshit speak came out.&lt;p&gt;Communication is just as strong as it&amp;#x27;s weakest link.</text></comment>