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MakerBot Lays Off 20 Percent of Its Employees
Jason Koebler writes MakerBot fired roughly 20 percent of its staff Friday. Figures from 2014 placed the company's ranks at 500, meaning the cuts could equate to roughly 100 employees. The orders came from new CEO Jonathan Jaglom, Motherboard was told. Employees are apparently being led out of the company's Brooklyn office by security today. "It's about 20 percent of staff," a MakerBot representative, who asked not to be identified because she had not received approval to speak to the press, told Motherboard. "Everyone suspected that something would be coming with the new CEO, and that there would be restructuring coming."
Just found out MakerBot was a 3D printer maker.
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Everything I write is lies, read between the lines.
Assuming everyone is a threat IS bad policy. You are telling EVERYONE that works there that you believe they are capable of hurting people because they lost a job. That's like finding urine on the floor in a bathroom and accusing the entire office of doing it.
It's wrong on every facet. But it does help people get used to the police state! Anyone that would support a policy like this is a jack booted thug loving bootlicker.
Depends on location. In the US, it's extremely common, potentially due to their more violent nature and the second amendment.
In a lot other countries, layoffs can take different schemes - they may provide notice of layoff - as in you're going to get a severance and all that, but it's a 2-week notice, and no, they're not going to buy you out, you're going to work those two weeks. Seems incredible, but a lot of companies do it because they want an orderly transition, and they do trust their employees enough to not be burning bridges. Some even go out of their way to help them find a new job (instead of just giving them the number of the employment agency) - and that includes counseling services. Heck, even benefits often continue for a few months after the layoffs (health insurance).
I don't know what it is about the US - perhaps their proclivity towards violence leads to basically shoving them out the door after the meeting is over - if you need any personal belongings, they'll fetch it for you and pack up the rest of your stuff.