Deborah SampsonJan 30, 2025

Some really horrible sh*t about to go down…

“At a broadest level, the concern is that #technologists are playing a role to monitor #employees & to target those who will be #downsized ”

“It is difficult in the #federal #government to actually evaluate who is performing well or performing poorly.
So doing it on some sort of mass automated scale where you think using some sort of #data analysis or #ai would automate that process, I think, is an invite to make errors.”#opm
https://apple.news/A0wVFiuyVTpW_MExDCZjInA

Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management — WIRED

Sources tell WIRED that the OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin.

Wizards AnonymousOct 15, 2024
It's more convenient to have a #PowerSupply inside of a #PC with all other components, but with an external #PowerBrick, there is the potential for it to be #DownSized in the future (like with #GaN chargers).
MarkJul 13, 2024

France to Require Warnings on Downsized Products – #Shrinkflation

#France is requiring stores to flag products on store shelves that have been subject to #shrinkflation where quantity decreases without a price drop

Shoppers will see signs on product displays when products are #downsized but price stayed the same unit price or increased. Signs will be posted for 2 months

What a great step forward for shoppers in France!

https://www.mouseprint.org/2024/04/22/france-to-require-warnings-on-downsized-products/

#Inflation #shopping #ConsumerRights #consumer

Show threadFather EnochNov 30, 2023

@cbccalgary_mirror

And not one cent of that surplus will go to any #Albertans that aren't already rich.

Not the #laidoff or #downsized, not any #homeless or #fixedincome. No one Albertan who actually needs it just to survive.

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Apr 25, 2023

#Solvang #CityCouncil votes 3-2 in favor of #downsized #Pride #banner plan.

Lately, the #city known for its #Danish look, has garnered #attention for the wrong reason, its #conservatives #culturewar over #pride.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #California #Pride #PrideMonth #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate https://keyt.com/news/santa-maria-north-county/2023/04/24/solvang-city-council-in-the-spotlight-following-public-records-request-that-revealed-comments-about-pride-month-proposals/

Solvang City Council votes 3-2 in favor of downsized Pride banner plan | News Channel 3-12

Solvang and the Santa Ynez Valley have been in the spotlight lately and not for tourism or Hallmark movies shot on location.

News Channel 3-12
Show threadDavid GerhartJan 4, 2023

@AdamSchmidt I just want to say, ouch. What a drag. I hated it when I was told chin up, you're lucky to still be here and we'll find a way to move ahead, even though the workload falling to you is going to require, unsustainable inhuman labor.

Rhetorically: Why it is we grant personhood to corporations when they never act like people?

#downsized #layoffs #reorg

%70%61%75%6CNov 16, 2022
wow, #fakebook is down a lot today ... perhaps they've #downsized or perhaps the #twitterexodus is affecting them too 😂
Kevin MakiceOct 31, 2022

Our design group has #downsized, some by individual choice & some by corporate edict. We had nearly reached a 4:1 ratio of Devs-to-Designers, which would have opened up time to do proper UX work in support of epics. Now, we are back to ratios from 6 years ago, a stressful time trying to keep pace with weekly sprints.

This position is part #Designer, #BusinessAnalyst, and #ProductOwner. #UX is too often the tradeoff to keep in step with our #agile process. Wondering how others manage it.