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posted by Fnord666 on Thursday January 30 2020, @12:16AM   Printer-friendly
from the wave-goodbye dept.

Wave goodbye: DigitalOcean decimates workforce as co-founder reveals lack of profitability, leadership turmoil:

DigitalOcean last week axed an undisclosed number of employees.

In a statement to The Register, a spokesperson for the cloud-server-hosting biz addressed the job cuts using bland buzzwords that said very little about what's actually going on.

"DigitalOcean recently announced a restructuring to better align its teams to its go-forward growth strategy," the spinner spun.

"As part of this restructuring, some roles were, unfortunately, eliminated. DigitalOcean continues to be a high-growth business with $275m in ARR and more than 500,000 customers globally. Under this new organizational structure, we are positioned to accelerate profitable growth by continuing to serve developers and entrepreneurs around the world."

The New-York-based outfit did not say how many people it has let go, though reports suggest the number ranges from 35 to 50, or roughly 10 per cent of the 450-person company. Twitter has been abuzz with former DigitalOcean workers seeking new jobs.


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  • (Score: 2) by barbara hudson on Thursday January 30 2020, @12:57AM

    by barbara hudson (6443) <barbara.Jane.hudson@icloud.com> on Thursday January 30 2020, @12:57AM (#950930) Journal
    Heard of linode long ago, digital ocean I heard the name, never knew what it did. Probably one of the reasons they're losing money and laying off people - failure to offer anything distinctive enough to stand out.
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