When Spotify announced its largest-ever round of layoffs in December, CEO Daniel Ek hailed a new age of efficiency at the streaming giant. But four months on, it seems he and his executives weren’t prepared for how tough filling in for 1,500 axed workers would be.

The music streamer enjoyed record quarterly profits of €168 million ($179 million) in the first three months of 2024, enjoying double-digit revenue growth to €3.6 billion ($3.8 billion) in the process.

However, the company failed to hit its guidance on profitability and monthly active user growth.

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  • Neato
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    87 months ago

    They just told everyone to manage themselves.

    Welp, I think I deserve a better compensation package, Board. Also I’m remote now.

    • @bitchkat
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      17 months ago

      At my previous job, managers did not know how much their employees made.