[jason2323]

Stories like yours absolutely kill me and I feel so much anger toward the management class that thought it would be a good idea to overhire to such an extent and cut us off like it doesn't matter. I know this is unpopular on HN, but I have never felt more cynical about founders than I have as of late. Almost every founder i've spoken too seems to be drinking from the same jar of koolaid and thinks of workers as dispensable resources that can be let go off in a moments notice. I hate that this is what we've come to.

[borski]

For what it’s worth, the vast majority of founders, at least in the valley, are not like this.

Elsewhere, I cannot speak. In the valley they exist, but aren’t a majority.

Most founders value their people extremely well, because they want to retain them.

Overhiring during the pandemic was obviously a mistake, but once someone did the options quickly became “die” or “cut,” so they cut.

I didn’t have to lay anyone off, but the company that acquired us had plenty of layoffs. Founders aren’t actually as much the issue as huge companies.

[gwnywg]

> Almost every founder i've spoken too

I know it does not help but the founder I work for is absolutely not in that train. When world was hiring like crazy he was executing his plan which was driven by sustainability and revenue. So when crisis knocked to our door, not a single dev was laid off, and we actually hired two (unfortunately we are not hiring now..). This guy is a role model for me when it comes to doing business.

[meiraleal]

The solution from this imbalance is simple: laid off people should become founders. Then they can maximize the profits not hiring people or keep the previous arrangement of hiring as many as possible to grow