Spotify CEO Daniel Ek surprised at negative impact of laying off 1,500 Spotify employees - eviltoast
Ek said Spotify employees were doing too much "work around the work" as he laid off 17% of the group's workforce in December.

Ek said Spotify employees were doing too much “work around the work” as he laid off 17% of the group’s workforce in December.

  • essteeyou@lemmy.worldEnglish
    713·
    8 months ago

    So he’s about to rehire all those people he laid off, right? Surely he’s not just saying this, but still expecting everyone who’s left to cover all the work he’s surprised by. Surely he knew these details before he fucked over a bunch of workers, right?

    • originalfrozenbanana@lemm.eeEnglish
      7·
      8 months ago

      Absolutely not and he’s learned nothing

      “It took us some time to find our footing, but more than four months into this transition, I think we’re back on track and I expect to continue improving on our execution throughout the year getting us to an even better place than we’ve ever been.”