February 12, 2008
Yahoo Layoffs Happening Right This Very Second
According to a Valleywag tipster:
FYI - I've heard the word from my peeps over at Yahoo Search Marketing in Burbank CA that the layoffs are going down as we speak, and people are being let go today. They're apparently walking the people into a meeting room, and then walking them out of the building.
And according to an SFist tipster:
[Layoffs will] occur over the next few days as employees are sent packing. Lots of security on campus and weird vibes around the place. This from someone on the inside...
Is it a total bloodbath? Or just a minor cleansing? And which tipster is sexier? More to come.
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Second one is sexier by default.
"Peeps" are soft and delicious marshmellow chews, and seasonally appropriate, but they are not sexy.
Presumably someone who recognizes weird vibes would also recognize hot vibes or randy vibes or other vibage too.
Sorry for the folks at Yahoo. Sounds awful.
Does this strengthen or weaken their resistance to the hostile takeover that Microsoft may or may not pursue?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's usually at the "really cool places" to work that the termination process feels the coldest.
i hear it's impossible to find people with good php skills in the valley right now. those folks will be employed in 10 days, tops.
Which tipster is sexier?
This is impossible to determine without their MySpace profile photos.
What takes me aback is the harshly strucutured tactics here. That indicates it's worse than people suspected it would be and at least some are getting fucked on severance. Condolences, you guys.
Layoffs are never touchy feely, are they? The best you can hope for is a chance to pack up your personal effects before being shown the door ... or in my case, a few days notice from a good friend that alerted me that I needed to pack my stuff up.
I've only been laid off once, from a fairly small company, and I was asked to stay around several weeks to complete some work before my severance kicked. I suppose that is better than being escorted out, but I can't say I was highly motivated those extra weeks.
Some places just send an email, or leave a voicemail. No balls by managers.
When I had to do it, it was horrible for both me and the person, but I always did it face to face.
you're just not cool if you're not stripped of your fob, passwords nuked, and escorted to the door. trust me.
we used to do it in a highly-coordinated fashion not unlike a military operation. especially when laying off IT people.
it's software, folks, not starbucks.