News Summary

• “I really need an answer and an explanation as to why Brittany Pietsch is just being let go, not why Cloudflare decided to hire too many people, then are now actually realizing that they can’t afford this many people,” Pietsch said at another point..
• That left her with only a month before the holidays to start gaining traction before she was let go.This video has sparked a viral debate about whether the actions taken were part of layoffs (which Cloudflare denies) or termination due to underperformance..
• “If that’s the real answer, I would rather just you tell me that instead of making up some bullshit and telling me that right before I lose my job from someone that I’ve never met before.”“I won’t be able to go into specifics for numbers,” one HR representative responded..
• “We regularly review team members’ performance and let go of those who aren’t right for our team..
• Big Tech and big finance rang in the new year with fresh rounds of job cuts, with Google, Amazon, Unity, and BlackRock all letting go of hundreds of employees just since the year started..
• “Your peers are also being collectively assessed on performance as a collective collaboration for Cloudflare.” There is an important distinction, however, in being laid off versus being fired from a job..