Is this really important news or at all related to hackers? Much larger layoffs happen all the time.
What's the interesting angle of this story?
What's the interesting angle of this story?
I wonder how common it is as a clothier of hackers. For the past few years I think I end up buying a lot of their lightweight hiking pants for travel and office work. And REI is the best store I’ve found to actually go in and check out stuff before buying.
This is true, I did acquire some of REI's water containers and blankets when I used to vanlife. The good thing about REI is they often have good bicycle mechanics, but they're encumbered by many corporate regulations. If you're more DIY, you're probably better off going to a local bike shop who can do major things like scooter brake replacements.
Anyone not from the US: REI is a fractional employee&customer co-op, brick-and-mortar glamping mecca that also sells sporting goods, hiking gear, and Birkenstocks.
1. It's a sign that the tech layoffs are part of a more general wave of layoffs
2. Most of the layoffs were on their eCommerce platform
3. If there was a blame towards Amazon. Just as an anecdote, I recently bought a whole set of camping gear on Amazon for about a third of the price as REI (and actually for cheaper than their rental rates.) Quality might not be the same, but I don't really need anything heavy duty.
The employees being laid off are self-reporting as long-time employees that have worked their way up whatever ladder there was and have shown loyalty to the company.
Who will replace them? Chatter on the post say it may be PT workers with less experience in the company as well as in their niche.
That's unfortunate, but is a pattern we're seeing in many different companies as large and larger than REI. The outcome is not always great.
really useful if you have a predilection for camping on the sidewalk