[ww-picard-do]

None of what you have said is evidence that the intention is to "instill fear".

Also, I am not sure how confidently you can assess the health of Gitlab. Those open positions my not actually be "open". While their revenue was up four months ago, much has changed since then. Their next quarter might be down and they are adjusting now.

> isn't anywhere close to a recession

No one knows where the economy is headed.

> It's a pretty transparent process, frankly.

Except that it is not. Perhaps you are correct, but you really have no evidence their decisions were to maliciously "instill fear". It is equally plausible that they are doing what they think is best for the company and the remaining employees.