Reddit employees who lost their jobs are livid that the company is painting them as low performers: 'A cruel and dishonest way to kick a person when they're down'
Reddit has been shedding staff in roles like community management, data science, and software engineering.But Reddit's messaging has angered some employees who were given high marks in evaluations and then let go.
Staffers who worked in community management, data science, software engineering, and creator relationships were among those who lost their jobs, insiders said. Many of those impacted added that they were confused and upset with the company not just for making cuts, but for referring to them as performance-based firings.
The job cuts came as a surprise to many insiders, despite companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft culling"Top leadership had told us for weeks that Reddit had no plans for a layoff," one staffer, who was let go in January, told Insider. The first former staffer said they were"shocked" and"disgusted" by the company's communications, for example.
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