[mtjl79]

It's called a "sandwich". It's the right move to make, emotions aside.

Squeeze from top and bottom, and the middle goes. The middle is where you can make most improvements and cut costs in organizations. That is where most improvement is made fastest FYI.

It's where you start.

Higher and lower levels stay - while the middle layer is squeezed and improved first. Sometimes that means layoffs.

[minimax]

If they were tech support, which is what it sounds like from the post, then they would be at the bottom of the org chart, not in the middle. Not that that excuses your stupid sandwich analogy, which is fucking stupid.

[unreal37]

Do you think it has anything to do with flickr being a "mature" product, with very little new risky development going on? When a product doesn't change much from month-to-month or year-to-year, perhaps senior support staff are no longer needed? Just a thought.