[heisenbergs]

This. This was basically a lay off in disguise, and yet it's being portrayed as the opposite. Stichfix has continually automated many of their processes using their 100+ data scientists. This is no different.

The company's executive has continually failed at PR though, which is hammering the stock price. Unbelievable that they're letting this narrative just persist.

[Traster]

That's if you beleive the scientists are there for the product instead of being there for the investors. I don't know about stitch fix but there's a lot of unrealistic "Oh we're going to automate away all our staffing costs"

[tbrooks]

“Letting this narrative persist”

As if it’s in their purview to control. Ask the poor PR folks at CFA (chicken QSR)

[Scoundreller]

Chick-fil-a? You can say that here without getting sued.