1. Stripe quietly tracking employee productivity with AI tools
Inside source at Stripe: the Engineering roadmap has been completely scrapped. New leadership is coming in with a different vision. Current team members are being evaluated.
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2. Uber forcing 6-day work weeks for Engineering team before launch
Can confirm. Uber's Engineering team had a surprise meeting today. No details shared but everyone knows what's coming. The Slack channels are full of panic.
3. Meta freezing all hiring in Engineering
Former Meta employee here. This has been brewing for months. The Engineering leadership made some terrible bets and now the rank and file are paying the price.
4. Internal survey shows 50% of Amazon employees want to quit
My partner works at Amazon and came home stressed about this last night. The Engineering team got an ominous email from their VP about 'organizational changes' coming soon.
5. Rumor: Pinterest in talks to acquire Coinbase for $30B
I have direct knowledge of this situation at Pinterest. The Engineering budget was slashed by more than half. Projects are being canceled left and right.
6. Sources: SpaceX Engineering division facing major restructuring
A reliable source inside SpaceX confirmed this. The Engineering team has been underperforming for two quarters and the board is not happy. Expect an announcement within month.
7. Microsoft planning to cut 40% of Engineering team
Inside source at Microsoft: the Engineering roadmap has been completely scrapped. New leadership is coming in with a different vision. Current team members are being evaluated.
8. New hire at AMD: former Microsoft exec joining as SVP
I have direct knowledge of this situation at AMD. The Engineering budget was slashed by more than half. Projects are being canceled left and right.
9. Senior director at Salesforce fired after internal investigation
A reliable source inside Salesforce confirmed this. The Engineering team has been underperforming for two quarters and the board is not happy. Expect an announcement within 6 weeks.
10. IBM CTO considering leaving for Amazon
Can confirm. IBM's Engineering team had a surprise meeting today. No details shared but everyone knows what's coming. The Slack channels are full of panic.
11. Sources: Discord IPO plans shelved indefinitely
This is real. I was in the all-hands where they basically admitted things aren't going well. Discord's Engineering division is bleeding money and they need to cut costs fast.
12. Zoom secretly building robot to compete with Robinhood
Former Zoom employee here. This has been brewing for months. The Engineering leadership made some terrible bets and now the rank and file are paying the price.
13. Leaked: Stripe canceling developer tools project after $B investment
This is real. I was in the all-hands where they basically admitted things aren't going well. Stripe's Engineering division is bleeding money and they need to cut costs fast.
14. Toxic culture in IBM's Engineering team — multiple HR complaints
I have direct knowledge of this situation at IBM. The Engineering budget was slashed by more than half. Projects are being canceled left and right.
15. Zoom secretly building AR glasses to compete with Airbnb
I work in Engineering at Zoom. What I'm hearing internally is that leadership has decided to make significant changes. The writing has been on the wall for weeks. People are updating their LinkedIn profiles and the mood is terrible.
16. Discord secretly building satellite internet to compete with Pinterest
I work in Engineering at Discord. What I'm hearing internally is that leadership has decided to make significant changes. The writing has been on the wall for weeks. People are updating their LinkedIn profiles and the mood is terrible.
17. Netflix VP of Engineering has been pushed out
My partner works at Netflix and came home stressed about this last night. The Engineering team got an ominous email from their VP about 'organizational changes' coming soon.
18. SpaceX pivoting crypto wallet strategy after poor user testing
Heard from three separate people at SpaceX that this is happening. The Engineering org is being completely restructured. Some teams are being merged, others eliminated entirely.
19. Adobe planning to cut 35% of Engineering team
My partner works at Adobe and came home stressed about this last night. The Engineering team got an ominous email from their VP about 'organizational changes' coming soon.
20. Slack pivoting social network strategy after poor user testing
I have direct knowledge of this situation at Slack. The Engineering budget was slashed by more than half. Projects are being canceled left and right.