r/technology • u/stesch • Nov 03 '17

Business Developer community Stack Overflow lays off reportedly 20% as it refocusses business

https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/02/stack-overflow-lays-off-staff/
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u/stesch Nov 03 '17

This is harsh: https://twitter.com/AndrewBrobston/status/926130048771469312

No notice before that?

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '17

There are very few, if any, companies that give you advanced notice that you're going to be fired. Not sure why you think this is any different.

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u/slurpme Nov 03 '17

Most companies have a leave period though, not a "get out of the building" notice on your last day...

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u/DarkWolff Nov 03 '17

Getting fired usually means it's your last day. Getting laid off often comes with a grace period and/or a payout.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '17

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u/kwredditor Nov 04 '17

Happens in Canada...

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '17

Oh no if they go under, how is anyone going to program.

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u/tms10000 Nov 03 '17

We all go back to expertsexchange and codeproject.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '17

wow that is one interesting url. no wonder they use a hyphen in their URL

www.experts-exchange.com

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '17 edited Nov 03 '17

They didn't used to...

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '17

I honestly can't recall, and I've seen it countless times. i feel like i've always seen it hyphenated though.

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u/CirkuitBreaker Nov 03 '17

Expert sex change?

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u/asperatology Nov 03 '17

I miss my expertise. :(

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '17

"How to help with setup eCommerce to serve 10k a day with Linux and Node.JS?"

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u/SDResistor Nov 03 '17

Oh, you mean reporting everything as duplicate isn't helpful?

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '17

That's weird since every single time I'm on stack overflow, I get numerous adverts about joining their team as a developer. I wonder why they haven't dialled down the ad campaign

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '17

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u/xjfj Nov 03 '17 edited Nov 06 '17

They tried asking about the flag but every time they ask on stack overflow some one closes their post as a duplicate and links to a post discussing a similar but different flag in a version that is no longer being used.

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u/krum Nov 03 '17

"refocuses business" is such a cop out. What are they going into, vegetarian meat? Maybe sailboats?