[EZ-E]

> i had two options: cut gradually over months or years as this shift plays out, or be honest about where we are and act on it now. i chose the latter. repeated rounds of cuts are destructive to morale, to focus

Being in a company that has done the gradual cuts, instead of one big cut, I unironically agree. I must have dodged like 15 staff reductions at this point. Company would be in a better state if the decision was taken to go for it big time. Still, it must be hard and shocking - but only once.

[wraptile]

I agree. I experienced both setups and the drag was awful for people's morale and internal politics and made the company do really shady things like letting people go before bonus milestones are reached eventhough they were key contributors.