That’s my assumption as well. Man in a suit checks out the machine? Bump it up. Couple checks out? Bump it up.

I’m worried that after years of layoffs, they have become a custom. It feels like companies were deliberating laying off people for longer before that, avoiding bad news. Nowadays, ‘everyone’ is doing it. And nothing prevents them from over hiring and firing in large amounts over and over again.

Couldn’t agree more. I went from a Google fan boy to a Google skeptic during his reign.

Yep, same thing for ClickUp, a competitor. Pretty much the only thing they talk about and seem to work on is AI, which comes at a high price and does not really add much benefit.