<story><title>Pixar to undergo 20% layoffs in 2024</title><url>https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/11/as-disney-pushes-towards-streaming-profitability-pixar-to-undergo-layoffs-in-2024/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>infotainment</author><text>This is a classic layoff debate -- is it better to do it with zero warning, or is it better to let employees know that a layoff is coming?&lt;p&gt;Personally, I believe advance notice is better, because it signals to employees that, if layoffs are going to happen, there will be some time to prepare. By choosing to blindside employees, it creates a culture of paranoia, IMO. (&amp;quot;Will today be layoff day?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;What about next month?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Oh no, it&amp;#x27;s the end of the quarter, does that mean tomorrow my laptop will lock up at 4am?&amp;quot;)</text></item><item><author>wonderwonder</author><text>Imagine working somewhere and then reading &amp;quot;The studio stressed the layoffs are not imminent, but will take place later this year as Pixar focuses on making less content&amp;quot;. Then having to go to work each day at a place that keeps saying we are all family here knowing that 2&amp;#x2F;10 of you are going to get axed. I have to think they will lose at least 10% just through attrition. Although for many of those people I would imagine they have landed their dream job; feel bad for them.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>John23832</author><text>Immediate layoff, long period of transition.&lt;p&gt;What Pixar has created is an environment where nobody knows is they’re going to stay, so people self select into two buckets: 1) those who say “I’m not going to bust my ass just to get fired”. They coast and prepare to leave. And 2) those who work their ass off to try to “prove” themselves. If any of 2 get fired, it’s a bad morale hit for anyone around after the layoffs. You’ll lose actual talent this way.&lt;p&gt;Make the decision of who to layoff and do it, but be kind as you do.</text></comment>
<story><title>Pixar to undergo 20% layoffs in 2024</title><url>https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/11/as-disney-pushes-towards-streaming-profitability-pixar-to-undergo-layoffs-in-2024/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>infotainment</author><text>This is a classic layoff debate -- is it better to do it with zero warning, or is it better to let employees know that a layoff is coming?&lt;p&gt;Personally, I believe advance notice is better, because it signals to employees that, if layoffs are going to happen, there will be some time to prepare. By choosing to blindside employees, it creates a culture of paranoia, IMO. (&amp;quot;Will today be layoff day?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;What about next month?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Oh no, it&amp;#x27;s the end of the quarter, does that mean tomorrow my laptop will lock up at 4am?&amp;quot;)</text></item><item><author>wonderwonder</author><text>Imagine working somewhere and then reading &amp;quot;The studio stressed the layoffs are not imminent, but will take place later this year as Pixar focuses on making less content&amp;quot;. Then having to go to work each day at a place that keeps saying we are all family here knowing that 2&amp;#x2F;10 of you are going to get axed. I have to think they will lose at least 10% just through attrition. Although for many of those people I would imagine they have landed their dream job; feel bad for them.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>tiffanyh</author><text>In my experience, your best talent then leaves. Which is the opposite of what you want.</text></comment>