"Last week, Pinterest laid off just under 15% of its staff due to restructuring and investing in AI projects. After the announcement, several engineers created software to identify which colleagues were laid off. Pinterest CEO Bill Ready fired them too, calling their behavior "obstructionist." Ready defended the firings at an all-hands meeting last week, saying Pinterest was facing a "critical moment" and employees who disagree with the company's direction should consider working elsewhere."
"Ready defended the firings at an all-hands meeting last week, saying Pinterest was facing a "critical moment" and employees who disagree with the company's direction should consider working elsewhere. "There's a clear line between constructive debate and behavior that's obstructionist," Ready said, according to audio obtained by CNBC. A Pinterest spokesperson said the engineers "improperly accessed confidential company information" and violated privacy policies."
Pinterest cut just under 15% of its workforce last week as part of a restructuring and to invest in AI projects. After the layoffs, several engineers built software to identify which colleagues had been let go by prompting the company's staff directory. CEO Bill Ready fired those engineers, calling their actions obstructionist and urging dissenting employees to consider leaving during an all-hands meeting. A company spokesperson accused the engineers of improperly accessing confidential company information and violating privacy policies. Some employees counter that the tool merely showed how to query an existing, broadly accessible staff directory.
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