Former Racker here, while I wouldn't agree all of their techs are amazing, what I liked about working there was the vast amount of knowledge spread between teams - coupled with Texan kindness and hospitality. Generally speaking any answer I needed I could get from a phone call or a few IMs.
Working there was a great learning experience, and I met a ton of super intelligent, motivated people from the Austin office.
But, all good things come to an end. Early 2015 I noticed talent being pushed towards newer offerings (e.g. Azure support), which made the typical, aging, "Linux support for small to medium business on bare metal machines" not so 'fanatical' anymore. People started to jump ship because the force behind the changes. It was a tough transition and probably still is; so I'm not really surprised that the layoffs are continuing.
In any case, I appreciate your compliment and I'm glad you have had a good time with the company.
Working there was a great learning experience, and I met a ton of super intelligent, motivated people from the Austin office.
But, all good things come to an end. Early 2015 I noticed talent being pushed towards newer offerings (e.g. Azure support), which made the typical, aging, "Linux support for small to medium business on bare metal machines" not so 'fanatical' anymore. People started to jump ship because the force behind the changes. It was a tough transition and probably still is; so I'm not really surprised that the layoffs are continuing.
In any case, I appreciate your compliment and I'm glad you have had a good time with the company.