Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by xnorswap 239 days ago
Indeed, Amazon use the euphemism, "making organizational changes".
3 comments

It’s equivalent to “restructuring” which doesn’t directly mean reduction in force but it does mean that I directly.
Makes it sound like they shuffled desks and gave everyone new team names. How fun!

(Not like, you know, some people getting divorced soon, some people biting a revolver soon)

And by applying these organizational changes, each person can become more load bearing and have so much more scope and impact. This is not a loss, it's a great win for everyone! /s