Practical effects of the October 2023 layoff

A CM who cares deeply about improving user onboarding and guidance is now no longer a voice inside the company. If anything, that's the kind of thing that I think will lead to anything like a "demise of Stack Overflow".

People don't hate SO because it needs more AI. (and I can give you a long list of people who have found SO more helpful than ChatGPT). They hate it because the onboarding and guidance sucks, and then they kick their pinky toe on a disgruntled curator who is equally frustrated at the situation.

I just want to scream- "WHY!?".

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

Practical effects of the October 2023 layoff

A CM who cares deeply about improving user onboarding and guidance is now no longer a voice inside the company. If anything, that's the kind of thing that I think will lead to anything like a "demise of Stack Overflow".

People don't hate SO because it needs more AI. (and I can give you a long list of people who have found SO more helpful than ChatGPT). They hate it because the onboarding and guidance sucks, and then they kick their pinky toe on a disgruntled curator who is equally frustrated at the situation.

I just want to scream- "WHY!?".

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

Practical effects of the October 2023 layoff

A CM who cares deeply about improving user onboarding and guidance is now no longer a voice inside the company. If anything, that's the kind of thing that I think will lead to anything like a "demise of Stack Overflow".

People don't hate SO because it needs moar AI. (and I can give you a long list of people who have found SO more helpful than ChatGPT). They hate it because the onboarding and guidance sucks, and then they kick their pinky toe on a disgruntled curator who is equally frustrated at the situation.

I just want to scream- "WHY!?".

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

Practical effects of the October 2023 layoff

A CM who cares deeply about improving user onboarding and guidance is now no longer a voice inside the company. If anything, that's the kind of thing that I think will lead to anything like a "demise of Stack Overflow".

People don't hate SO because it needs more AI. (and I can give you a long list of people who have found SO more helpful than ChatGPT). They hate it because the onboarding and guidance sucks, and then they kick their pinky toe on a disgruntled curator who is equally frustrated at the situation.

I just want to scream- "WHY!?".

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.