Edit: For those who have been affected, check out refer.me, you will be able to easily get referred into the next company of your choice Good morning fellow tech community. A few days ago I warned everyone about the upcoming Plaid layoffs due to some insider info I got from a friend in senior management. Unfortunately today is the day they officially did the layoffs. Rest in peace fellow plaid brethren
Very, very sad if true.
We are saying goodbye to many talented Plaids today… What the Fuck is a “Plaids”
Some sad attempt at trying to bringing a team spirit to the people that are still left.
Don't be loyal to any company...always have a plan B
Plan B of .. working for yet another company?? Genius!!
oh shid
It stings. At least sev package is generous at 4 months + additional weeks for each year of service. Accelerated vesting, health insurance for 6 months, etc
Pregnant coworker got axed today
Fired, right?
At least they did it like Meta and sent out a mass email to everyone telling them explicitly if they were/weren't laid off and closed the offices. I really don't like how Amazon conducted themselves when it came to their layoffs.
Yup. They’ve got us all living in fear and paranoia
So the usual then?
Sorry to hear about this, OP. At least the severance and other benefits are great; you’ll land back on your feet in a better role, along with everyone else laid off. 🫡 DMs are open if anyone affected needs anything. TC: 62K
You have a good heart.
I am sure your brains does too, but for me your heart deserves 10x TC, good health and happiness. I pray that you get there very soon.
How many people is 25%?
260
Around 312 ppl, so more like a 20% cut since 260 are affected
I’m guessing this is why they noed my applications
That is the only conceivable reason, sure
Nooooo that means my phone screen isn’t happening :(
Good. With that attitude
Which departments are impacted?
looks like recruiting and engineering https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/07/plaid-layoff-fintech/
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So you might say they got plaid-off… Jk. Good luck to all the fallen brethren Copied from a comment below for visibility: “For impacted folks who need professional help with visas and immigration status, check out https://easyimmigration.us/. Hope it could be helpful in any way”
Can confirm, I'm one of the fallen 260, and one of the even more rare breed of people who genuinely enjoyed working there, so this sucks for sure. Your joke on the other hand made me exhale swiftly from my nose though in an otherwise crummy morning lol so thank you, dad jokes are always welcome and never inappropriate or too soon...
This is not how I understood "Plaid" to be pronounced lol