Worker Treatment
General treatment of employees
48
Supported
152
Opposed
75
Mixed
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Silent
All Stances (275)
AMD smaller layoffs than peers. Lisa Su maintained team during AI boom.
Andy Jassy Amazon 5-day RTO mandate. Threatening termination. Warehouse injury rates. Union busting.
Placed on "Dirty Dozen" list for worker safety violations. Documented injuries include crushed limbs, amputations, chemical burns, and a preventable death.
Cisco 9,600 layoffs but maintained good reputation. Chuck Robbins respected by employees.
Intel 15,000+ layoffs largest in history. Pat Gelsinger cut own pay but still massive cuts.
Paramount 15% US workforce cut. Bob Bakish ousted. Merger uncertainty. Streaming losses.
Intuit 1,800 layoffs for AI. But still growing. Customer service cuts.
Global IT outage July 2024 caused by faulty update. Blamed individual employee. $10B+ damages. CEO George Kurtz deflected responsibility.
CrowdStrike July 2024 outage fallout. George Kurtz blamed individual. $10B+ damages.
Lyft drivers contractors. Massachusetts settlement $25M. Still no employee status.
Known for aggressive cost-cutting after acquisitions. Employees report toxic culture. Return-to-office mandates. Stock-based comp reduced.
Subscription-only model traps users. Early termination fees. Dark patterns in cancellation flow. Creative Cloud pricing increases.
Adobe quiet layoffs. Subscription traps. Dark patterns in cancellation. Creative Cloud dominance.
Chegg 23% layoffs. ChatGPT destroyed business model. Stock crashed 98%.
Qualcomm 1,250+ layoffs. But smaller than peers. Smartphone market slowdown.
Google fired AI ethics researchers. Mass layoffs via email. Project Nimbus protesters terminated. Union busting documented.
Take-Two 5% layoffs. Game cancellations. Zynga integration. GTA 6 focus.
Employee morale collapsed post-acquisition. Stock options canceled. Benefits reduced. Many long-tenured employees terminated.
Stability AI layoffs and CEO resignation. Emad Mostaque departed. Cash running out.
Dell 18,500+ layoffs. Multiple rounds. Michael Dell focused on cost reduction.
Notion 5% layoffs. Ivan Zhao managed cuts carefully. Good culture otherwise.
Splunk 4% pre-Cisco. Cisco integration brought more uncertainty. Enterprise software.
Lucid 18% layoffs. Luxury EV struggles. Peter Rawlinson restructuring.
Stability AI 10% cuts. Emad Mostaque resigned. Cash running out. Open source AI struggles.
EA 6% layoffs. Game cancellations. Andrew Wilson restructuring. Crunch culture persists.
Rivian laid off hundreds in 2024 restructuring. CEO RJ Scaringe cited need for efficiency.
Workday first significant layoffs in 2024. Good culture previously. 3% cuts surprised employees.
Printer ink DRM controversy. Subscription model for ink traps consumers. Right-to-repair advocate criticism for planned obsolescence.
Snowflake Frank Slootman aggressive culture. High performance expectations. Layoffs after his departure.
Okta security breaches damaged morale. Layoffs followed. Identity company struggled with trust.
DocuSign layoffs 10% in 2023, 6% in 2024. Allan Thygesen cutting costs. E-signature competition.
HPE 2,500+ layoffs. Enterprise focus but still cutting costs.
VMware gutted under Broadcom ownership. Iconic company destroyed. Mass departures.
Roku 16% total cuts across 2023-2024. Streaming device company struggling.
Expedia 9% layoffs. Travel recovery slower. Peter Kern then Ariane Gorin.
DocuSign 16% total cuts. Allan Thygesen restructuring. E-signature competition.
Okta 12%+ total cuts. Security breaches damaged morale. Todd McKinnon restructuring.
Rivian 10% layoffs. EV scaling challenges. RJ Scaringe cost cutting.
Frank Slootman Snowflake aggressive culture. RTO demands. "Pajamas" comment. Resigned.
PayPal 7% cuts in 2024. Second year of layoffs. Alex Chriss restructuring.
Broadcom massive VMware layoffs. Hock Tan aggressive cost cutting. Acquisition playbook.
HubSpot known for good culture. Culture Code published. But 7% layoffs in 2024 surprised employees.
HubSpot 7% cuts surprised employees. Good culture previously. Yamini Rangan.
SAP 8,000 layoffs for AI restructuring. German worker protections. Better than US peers.
Discord layoffs 17% in 2024. But maintained good culture reputation. Jason Citron blamed overhiring.
Jason Citron Discord layoffs blamed on overhiring. But maintained community focus. Gamer culture.
Twitch laid off 500+ employees in 2024. Amazon-owned platform reducing costs.
Unity laid off 25% of workforce (1,800 employees) in 2024. Multiple layoff rounds.
SpaceX fired employees who wrote open letter criticizing Elon Musk's behavior. NLRB ruled terminations illegal.
Invested in Uber, supported Travis Kalanick initially then pushed him out. Mixed record on portfolio company labor practices.
Cleaned up post-Kalanick culture. But still fights driver classification. Prop 22 supporter. Better than predecessor but still opposing worker rights.
Transparent salary formula. No layoffs despite market conditions. Employee ownership stake. London-based.
No major layoffs. Strong RSP (Responsible Scaling Policy). Employee safety concerns prioritized.
No rules culture. Generous severance. But "Keeper Test" creates job insecurity. High performance pressure.
Crunch culture documented. EA spouse controversy. Loot box gambling criticism. FIFA/EA FC monetization.
Telehealth company. Prescription mills criticism. But expanded access to care. Mixed ethics.
Nvidia treats employees well. High compensation. Low turnover. Jensen Huang respected by staff.
Uber drivers still contractors. Prop 22 victory. California AB5 circumvented. No benefits.
Spotify artist payout controversy. Podcast cuts. Daniel Ek dismissive of musician concerns. Layoffs.
Anduril pays well but controversial mission. Palmer Luckey attracts defense-minded engineers.
Palantir polarizing employer. High pay but mission concerns. Alex Karp charismatic but divisive.
Scale AI contractor model. Data labelers worldwide, often in developing countries. Alexandr Wang defends pay.
Cloudflare no major layoffs. Matthew Prince maintained team through downturn. Good reputation.
Ivan Zhao Notion maintained good culture. Slower growth than peers. Mindful approach to scaling.
Benchmark smaller fund, less influence over portfolio layoffs. But Bill Gurley supported Uber Kalanick era.
Vercel good developer experience focus. Guillermo Rauch hands-on CEO. Some team restructuring.
Zscaler maintained workforce. Zero trust security demand strong. Jay Chaudhry CEO leadership stable.
Jensen Huang no layoffs policy. Nvidia high employee satisfaction. Tech leader who kept team.
Dara Khosrowshahi cleaned up Uber culture. But still fights driver classification. Better than Kalanick.
MongoDB no major layoffs. Dev Ittycheria maintained team. Database company stable.
Datadog no significant layoffs. Olivier Pomel maintained team. Monitoring platform growing.
Netflix "keeper test" high pressure. Generous severance. No rules culture but job insecurity.
Nvidia no major layoffs. High compensation. Jensen Huang respected by employees. Rare example.
Y Combinator Demo Day pressure. But supportive community. Mixed founder experiences.
Founders Fund Thiel philosophy of "monopoly." Push for dominance over worker welfare.
Anthropic safety researchers respected. No major layoffs. Dario Amodei maintains good culture.
Vercel developer-focused culture. Guillermo Rauch hands-on. Some team changes but not mass cuts.
Hugging Face good culture. Clement Delangue community-focused. Open source ethos.
Cohere enterprise AI focus. Aidan Gomez maintained team. Canadian company.
Mistral French AI startup growing. No major layoffs. European approach.
Oracle aggressive cost cutting. Larry Ellison demanding. But competitive compensation.
ServiceNow no major layoffs. Bill McDermott maintained team. Growth focused.
Accel less aggressive on portfolio layoffs than peers. More supportive approach.
Index Ventures European approach. Less layoff pressure on portfolio than US VCs.
Bessemer long-term focus. Anti-portfolio honesty. Less aggressive restructuring.
GV (Google Ventures) corporate VC approach. Alphabet influence. Less layoff pressure.
Instacart shopper contractor model. No benefits. Gig economy exploitation.
Figma some restructuring after Adobe deal collapsed. Dylan Field maintained most team.
Canva avoided major layoffs. Melanie Perkins Australian company maintained team.
Duolingo AI replaced contractors. Luis von Ahn defended automation. Language learning impact.
Whitney Wolfe Herd Bumble struggles. Stock decline. But maintained DEI focus.
Melanie Perkins Canva avoided major layoffs. Australian culture. Maintained team.
Alexandr Wang Scale AI contractor model. Global workforce ethics questions.
Vinod Khosla less aggressive on portfolio layoffs. Climate focus over cost cutting.
Reid Hoffman supported employees during layoffs. LinkedIn culture advocate.
Chamath Palihapitiya SPAC disasters hurt employees. Social Capital portfolio mixed.
Palmer Luckey Anduril growing. Defense tech hiring. Controversial but compensates well.
Twilio 22%+ total cuts. Jeff Lawson stepped down. Segment sold. Dramatic downsizing.
MongoDB maintained team. Dev Ittycheria stable leadership. Database company thriving.
Confluent 8% cuts. Apache Kafka company cutting costs despite growth.
Datadog no significant cuts. Olivier Pomel maintained team. Monitoring demand strong.
Palo Alto Networks no major cuts. Security demand strong. Nikesh Arora leadership.
Zscaler maintained team. Jay Chaudhry zero trust security pioneer. Growth focused.
Garry Tan YC batch pressure. But supportive community. SF politics controversy.
Michael Seibel YC partner supportive of founders. Twitch co-founder. Mentorship focused.
David Sacks Craft Ventures. PayPal mafia. Mixed portfolio company experiences.
Jason Calacanis angel investor. This Week in Startups. Mixed founder experiences.
Sheryl Sandberg Meta COO. Lean In but layoffs followed her departure. Complex legacy.
Eric Schmidt Google CEO era culture shifted. Defense tech focus now. Complex legacy.
Larry Ellison Oracle demanding culture. High expectations. Competitive compensation.
Safra Catz Oracle CEO. Aggressive cost management. But maintained compensation.
Bill Ackman activist investor. Portfolio company restructurings. Harvard DEI campaign.
Shou Zi Chew TikTok navigating ban. Employee uncertainty. ByteDance complexity.
Waymo layoffs under Alphabet cost cuts. Robotaxi operations continue but workforce reduced.
Hugging Face maintained good culture. Clement Delangue community-focused. Open source ethos.
Cohere no major cuts. Aidan Gomez maintained team. Enterprise AI focus. Canadian company.
Mistral growing rapidly. Arthur Mensch French AI leader. European approach to AI development.
Anduril hiring rapidly. Palmer Luckey attracting defense-minded engineers. High compensation.
JB Straubel Redwood Materials no major layoffs. Battery recycling growth. Tesla alum.
Airbyte remote-first company. Open source focus.
Retool maintains good working conditions. Well-funded startup.
Zapier fully remote since founding. Employee-friendly policies. Bootstrapped.
Calendly maintains good workplace culture. Atlanta-based unicorn.
Stream maintains remote-first culture. Developer-focused company.
Clio named great place to work. Legal tech leader.
Coalition cyber insurance leader. Well-funded and growing.
Rocket Lab small satellite launch leader. Growing workforce.
Agility Robotics Digit robots for Amazon warehouses. Growing workforce.
Plenty vertical farming. Sustainable agriculture mission.
Postman API platform leader. Developer-focused culture.
Gumroad bootstrapped company. Lean team, remote-first.
Kajabi creator platform. Bootstrapped success story.
Beehiiv newsletter platform growing. Ex-Morning Brew team.
Adyen European payment leader. Stable workforce growth.
Bowery Farming laid off staff and closed facilities in 2023.
Laid off 24% (900+) after SF pedestrian incident. Operations suspended. CEO Kyle Vogt resigned.
Cruise 24% layoffs after pedestrian incident. Kyle Vogt resigned. Operations suspended.
Etsy 11% layoffs. Josh Silverman cost cutting. Seller fee increases. Platform struggles.
Three rounds of layoffs in 2023. 17% workforce cut in December. Artist payout controversy. Podcast spending cuts.
Board drama November 2023. Ilya Sutskever ousted. Staff threatened mass resignation. Chaotic governance.
OpenAI chaotic governance. Sam Altman fired then rehired. Board dysfunction. But high compensation.
Sam Altman chaotic leadership style. Board fired him then workers threatened to quit. High compensation though.
OpenAI board chaos. Sam Altman fired then rehired. Ilya Sutskever pushed out. But high pay.
HP Inc 6,000+ layoffs. Printer ink controversy. Consumer-hostile practices.
Loom acquired by Atlassian. Integration layoffs expected.
ClickUp laid off 10% of workforce in 2023. Rapid growth led to overhiring.
Relativity Space laid off 15% of workforce in 2023.
Exploits child labor - young developers create content for minimal pay. Takes 75% cut of developer earnings. Investigation revealed child predator issues.
David Baszucki Roblox criticized for child labor exploitation. Young developers create content for minimal pay.
Epic Games 16% layoffs in 2023. But Tim Sweeney took responsibility. Better than some peers.
Nuro laid off 30% of workforce in 2023 amid autonomous vehicle funding crunch.
Klaviyo successful IPO 2023. Boston-based unicorn.
Runtime fee controversy destroyed developer trust. CEO insulted indie developers as "idiots." Massive backlash forced fee rollback.
Chime 12% layoffs. Neobank delaying IPO. Cutting costs.
Webflow laid off 100+ employees in 2023 restructuring.
Warner Bros Discovery 1,000+ layoffs. Content wiped from Max. Merger integration cuts.
Lemonade laid off 20% of workforce in 2023.
Miro laid off 18% of workforce (275 employees) in 2023.
23andMe laid off 200 employees in 2023.
Outreach laid off 10% of workforce in 2023.
API pricing changes killed third-party apps. Moderators work for free. Steve Huffman dismissive of protests. IPO prioritized over community.
API changes killed third-party apps. Dismissed mod protests. "Never been profitable" excuse. IPO over community.
Steve Huffman Reddit IPO over community. API changes killed third-party apps.
Asana 18% total cuts. Dustin Moskovitz blamed market. Facebook co-founder struggles.
Checkout.com laid off 8% of workforce in 2023.
Shopify 20% layoffs painful but handled with transparency. Tobi Lütke took responsibility.
Shopify 20% cuts handled with transparency. Tobi Lütke took responsibility. Logistics sold.
Tobi Lütke Shopify 20% cuts but handled with transparency. Digital by default advocate.
Zendesk PE ownership brought cuts. Private equity playbook. Customer service degraded.
IBM layoffs 13,000+. AI replacing back-office functions. Arvind Krishna "workforce rebalancing."
Zendesk PE ownership brought aggressive cuts. Customer service quality declined.
Dropbox 16% layoffs. Drew Houston blamed AI transition. Virtual First policy continues.
Clubhouse laid off over 50% of staff in 2023. Audio social decline.
Benchling laid off 12% of workforce in 2023.
TurboTax lobbied against IRS free filing. Credit Karma privacy concerns. Aggressive cross-selling criticized. Dark patterns in products.
Coursera 10% layoffs. EdTech post-pandemic decline. Jeff Maggioncalda restructuring.
CircleCI laid off 17% of workforce in 2023.
Amazon 27,000+ layoffs. Warehouse injuries 80% above industry. RTO mandates. Union busting.
Hopper had layoffs in 2023 amid travel tech consolidation.
Nextdoor laid off 25% of workforce in 2023. Stock price collapse.
People.ai laid off 15% of staff in 2023.
Atlassian 5% cuts. Australian company handled better than US peers. TEAM Anywhere.
Elastic 13% cuts. Shay Banon restructuring. Elasticsearch popular but company struggled.
Planet Labs laid off 10% of workforce in 2023.
Sendbird laid off 20% of workforce in 2023.
DocuSign laid off 10% of workforce in 2023.
VTS laid off staff in commercial real estate tech downturn.
Twilio 17% layoffs. CEO Jeff Lawson stepped down. Customer data platform struggles.
Toast laid off 10% of workforce in 2023.
Disney 7,000+ layoffs. Bob Iger cost cutting. Writers/actors strikes. Entertainment restructuring.
Affirm 19% layoffs. Max Levchin blamed interest rates. BNPL struggles.
Rigetti laid off 28% of workforce in 2023.
CEO Eric Yuan cut own pay 98% during layoffs. But still proceeded with mass terminations. Mixed signals on worker care.
Zoom 15% cuts. Eric Yuan 98% pay cut gesture. Ironic RTO from remote work company.
Plaid 20% layoffs harsh. Fintech infrastructure company cutting deep. Visa acquisition blocked.
Toast 10% layoffs. Restaurant tech company cutting costs.
Plaid 20% layoffs. Harsh cuts despite Visa acquisition failure funding.
Pinterest laid off 150 employees in 2023. Earlier lawsuit settlement with former COO over discrimination.
Procore laid off 6% of workforce in 2023.
PandaDoc laid off 14% of staff in 2023.
Pitch laid off 30% of staff in 2023. Presentation software market challenging.
Attentive laid off 15% of staff in 2023.
Block 10% cuts. Jack Dorsey taking responsibility. Cash App and Tidal restructuring.
Oversaw firing of AI ethics researchers. Mass layoffs despite record profits. Eliminated 12,000 jobs while maintaining executive compensation.
Sundar Pichai approved firing 12,000 employees. AI ethics researchers terminated. Project Nimbus protesters fired.
Google 12,000 layoffs. AI ethics team disbanded. Project Nimbus protesters fired. Culture shift.
Google 12,000 layoffs. Timnit Gebru firing. Project Nimbus protesters terminated. Culture shift.
Block (Square) laid off 1,000 employees in 2023.
Braze laid off 7% of workforce in 2023.
Microsoft layoffs handled better than peers. Generous severance. But still cut 10,000+ employees.
Microsoft 10,000 layoffs but generous severance. Satya Nadella took responsibility. Better than peers.
Next Insurance laid off 17% of workforce in 2023.
Lightspeed laid off 10% of staff in 2023.
Teachable acquired by Hotmart. Layoffs followed acquisition.
Amplitude laid off 13% of staff in 2023.
LaunchDarkly laid off 15% of workforce in 2023.
Salesforce layoffs 8,000 employees. Benioff's "Ohana" culture questioned. But generous severance.
Marc Benioff "Ohana" culture questioned after layoffs. But generous severance. Contradictions.
Salesforce "Ohana" culture tested by 8,000 layoffs. Benioff generous severance but trust damaged.
Salesforce 8,000 layoffs despite "Ohana" culture. Benioff generous severance but trust damaged.
Teladoc layoffs affected healthcare workers. Telehealth boom bust. CEO Jason Gorevic cost cutting.
Teladoc 8%+ cuts. Telehealth boom bust. Jason Gorevic restructuring.
Slack 9% layoffs after Salesforce acquisition. Marc Benioff cuts across acquired companies.
Brex 20% layoffs. Dropped SMB customers entirely. Enterprise pivot.
Encouraged portfolio companies to do mass layoffs in 2022-2023. Called for "founders to be in charge" over employees. Advocated for remote work to be ended. a16z partners take board seats then push for workforce cuts.
Roofstock laid off 20% of staff in 2022 real estate downturn.
LegalZoom laid off staff in 2022-2023 restructuring.
X/Twitter 80% workforce cut. Remaining employees overworked. Layoffs via email. Badge access revoked suddenly.
Stripe known for good culture. Collison brothers respected. But 14% layoffs in 2022 still hurt.
Stripe 14% layoffs handled well. Collison brothers letter praised. Generous severance.
Opendoor laid off 550 employees (18%) in 2022. Housing market downturn.
Root Insurance laid off 330 employees (20%) in 2022.
Indigo Agriculture laid off hundreds of employees in 2022-2023.
Patreon laid off 17% of staff in 2022.
Hippo laid off 20% of staff in 2022 amid insurance struggles.
Snap moderate layoffs. Evan Spiegel less aggressive than peers. But still cut 20% in 2022.
Vlad Tenev Robinhood 31% layoffs. GameStop controversy fallout. Congressional testimony.
Apple retail workers unionizing. Some stores won. Company fought organization but less aggressively than Amazon.
Apple retail union wins. Less aggressive than Amazon. But still resisted organization initially.
Tonal laid off 35% of workforce in 2022 after fitness boom ended.
Compass laid off 10% of workforce multiple times. Real estate downturn layoffs.
Redfin laid off 13% of workforce in 2022. Multiple rounds of cuts.
Gorillas riders protested poor conditions. Company shut down, acquired by Getir.
Klarna 10%+ cuts. Sebastian Siemiatkowski AI replacement comments. IPO preparation.
DOJ investigation over ADHD prescription practices. Controlled substances overprescribed. Dangerous.
Sequoia pushed portfolio companies to cut costs aggressively. "Crucible moment" memo. Layoff playbook.
a16z pushed portfolio layoffs. "Responsible Growth" memo. Ben Horowitz encouraged cuts.
Marc Andreessen pushed portfolio layoffs. "Fat cutting" advocacy. a16z influence on cuts.
Ben Horowitz aligned with Marc on layoffs. "Responsible Growth" memo. Cost cutting pressure.
Seller strike over fee increases. Platform criticized for favoring mass producers. Etsy original mission abandoned.
Peloton laid off thousands of employees in multiple rounds 2022-2024. Stock collapsed.
Chamath dismissed Uyghur concerns on podcast. Social Capital portfolio includes controversial companies.
$100M gender discrimination lawsuit settled. "Bro culture" documented. Employee walkout over forced arbitration 2019.
Infamous Zoom layoff of 900 employees. Called terminated workers "stealing" from company. Toxic leadership documented. Still CEO.
Vishal Garg Better.com Zoom layoff of 900. Called employees thieves. Still CEO.
Zillow laid off 25% of workforce after shuttering iBuying business. 2,000 jobs cut.
California DFEH lawsuit over "frat boy" culture. Multiple harassment allegations. CEO Bobby Kotick allegations. Union busting attempts.
Stewart Butterfield sold Slack to Salesforce. Employees got payouts but then faced Benioff layoffs.
Multiple reports of harsh warehouse conditions. High injury rates. Timed bathroom breaks.
Amazon warehouses have injury rates 80% higher than industry average. Timed bathroom breaks. Union busting documented by NLRB. Workers urinate in bottles due to time pressure.
Tesla NLRB violations. Forced RTO. Unsafe factories. Elon Musk called "union buster."
GameStop trading halt controversy. Congressional hearings. SEC fine. Gamification of trading harms retail investors. PFOF criticized.
GameStop trading halt. Congressional testimony. Gamification harms retail investors. PFOF business model criticized.
Coinbase "mission-focused" policy silenced employees on social issues. Exit packages for dissenters.
Sexual harassment scandals 2020. CEO Yves Guillemot accused of toxic culture. Multiple executives ousted.
Booking.com laid off 4,000+ employees during COVID. Limited severance for international offices.
Airbnb layoffs in 2020 handled compassionately. Brian Chesky letter praised. But still painful cuts.
Airbnb COVID layoffs handled compassionately. Brian Chesky letter praised as model.
Lime uses gig workers for scooter charging and maintenance. Contractor classification disputes.
Toxic work culture documented. High turnover. CEO Nik Storonsky demanding management style. Unpaid work allegations.
Revolut toxic culture documented. Nik Storonsky demanding. High turnover.
Travis Kalanick era sexual harassment scandals. Susan Fowler expose. Waymo trade secret theft. Greyball tool to evade authorities.
Uber under Kalanick had toxic culture. Susan Fowler sexual harassment expose. Fought drivers on classification. Forced out 2017.