[bogomipz]

>"I didn't take this decision lightly. Since becoming CEO, I have had the opportunity to spend time with Elasticians around the globe."

One bizarre side-effect of these layoff announcements is learning all the cringe-worthy names these companies have for their employees. Elasticicans? Tweeps? Stripes? I'm guessing this is a SV thing? Do these infantilizing names actually do anything to build company culture?

[kthejoker2]

Did it start with Googlers? Or maybe Teamsters?

[toast0]

> Did it start with Googlers?

What has Google really done that wasn't first done by the Yahoo!s at Yahoo!?