Wayfair is a major player in e-commerce and a very "tech heavy" place. They offer work and salaries that are highly competitive outside of the FAANG bubble. Chewy is another similar company that people often disregard.

E-commerce players in specific verticals (furniture and pet supplies, respectively) are large. We just don't see them because of the absolute fucking behemoth that's Amazon.

That’s like asking whether layoffs at “a bookstore” are interesting

Yes, as it should. Most of what passes for 'tech' is a snazzy UI over low-margin services like dropshipping, food delivery and short term sublets. The ax is swinging at a number of them.

Besides that, Wayfair shares the same 5-10 benefactors whose cash has been holding up numerous unviable companies.

I assume a lot of the people affected are probably from their tech department.

wondering how this was missed. or may didn't get much traction on HN https://www.reuters.com/technology/capital-one-scraps-1100-t...