DocuSign to lay off 6% of workforce, or about 440 jobs::DocuSign announced Tuesday it will cut 6% of its workforce as part of a restructuring plan

  • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I mean, I could see them having a few hundred employees, but holy crap! That’s a lot of employees. What the hell do they all do?

    • Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works
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      9 months ago

      Sales, marketing and support most likely. It has a massive corporate userbase. I’m guessing the actual tech side of the house is only a small fraction.

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      9 months ago

      They need to employ a small army of handwringing analysts to verify your terrible trackpad and touch screen signatures.

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      9 months ago

      I used to work at DS and there was definitely overhiring done during the early pandemic when the stock price was going up. At least three people I know were let go in this round and they were in technical teams, which was surprising.