Salesforce lays off staff in San Francisco after exec talks up offshoring

Saying AI will replace engineers is “innovation”, because if you say you’re offshoring, you’re just another MBA.

> “Do we need to hire everybody in San Francisco?” Millham, who is stepping down from the exec role, reportedly said. “Or can we think about other locations that are cheaper where we can get really incredible labor like India and Mexico City.”

> “Do we need to hire everybody in San Francisco?” Millham, who is stepping down from the exec role, reportedly said. “Or can we think about other locations that are cheaper where we can get really incredible labor like India and Mexico City.”

Why does he feel that you can only get cheap incredible labor from outside the US? You can get incredible talent in the southern and midwest US for much less than SF prices, and probably find people who understand your mission and culture better. I guess a place like Cleveland isn't exotic enough for SF executives that market their B2B SaaS software around hiking.

There you have it. [0] They (Salesforce) previously admitted to no more hiring SWEs and now finally did layoffs.

Unfortunately, it is inline with my prediction [1] in 2025 that there will be more layoffs and with the WEF's Future of Jobs report.

Won't be surprised to see that Salesforce closely followed this and also was part of the survey.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42639919

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42490692

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