Discord’s leaders have decided to cut 17 percent of their workforce, according to an internal memo first reported Concerns that the chat app has yet to turn a profit played a role in the decision. CEO Jason Citron said employees across departments will be affected once the layoffs begin.
According to the memo, Citron believes the company has hired too many people since 2020. He writes that this led to the workforce taking on projects that made Discord “less efficient.” He added that the company needed to increase its focus, but he did not comment on any specific strategy moving forward, except that the cuts “put us in the best position to continue to build a strong and profitable business.”
Discord will continue to pay short-term pay and benefits to the 170 workers it has let go. This is not the first time that the company resorted to layoffs. The company recently laid off four percent of its workforce and before that, one did
The company has been facing some internal struggles lately. Discord declined to comment on its child protection policy at the CEO’s request It came after the curse regarding the alleged child grooming and extortion on the platform. He also faced backlash for one It exposed the personal information of some users last year.
Their disagreement is far from being the only one has recently started layoffs. Just a month before the new year, Duolingo and Unity have announced that they will be laying off employees. In big tech, Meta, Amazon and Google have also announced plans to cut hundreds of jobs.
