<story><title>REI is Laying Off 275 Employees</title><url>https://old.reddit.com/r/REI/comments/176chas/rei_is_letting_go_275_employees_today/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>AlchemistCamp</author><text>Is this really important news or at all related to hackers? Much larger layoffs happen all the time.&lt;p&gt;What&amp;#x27;s the interesting angle of this story?</text></comment>
<story><title>REI is Laying Off 275 Employees</title><url>https://old.reddit.com/r/REI/comments/176chas/rei_is_letting_go_275_employees_today/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>unethical_ban</author><text>Wow. Interesting discussion there.&lt;p&gt;I have spent a few thousand bucks at rei over the past 10 years. I rarely if ever ask for assistance. The value add for me is the return and warranty policy, and knowing if REI sells it it&amp;#x27;s probably high quality.&lt;p&gt;The more experienced people are also the most natural and kind, where others seem less committed and less &amp;quot;of the hobby&amp;quot;.&lt;p&gt;Layoffs suck. Good luck to all of them.</text></comment>