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ezmobius on Jan 7, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Engine Yard Cuts 15% Of Workforce

Yes this was mostly support staff. The main reason for this is that we have become much more efficient and automated so we did not need as many support staff anymore to support our systems.

river_styx on Jan 8, 2009 [–]

Well, this certainly flies in the face of the sensationalist tone of the linked article.

TechCrunch Layoff Tracker? Seriously?

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