Sonos lays off 7%, or about 130 employees

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/14/sonos-layoffs-company-cuts-7percent-or-about-130-employees.html

by mfiguiere • 3 years ago

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PaulHoule3• 3 years ago

How does a company like Sonos employ 1000+ people? What do they all do? Are they making all their hardware in the U.S. or something?

Zekio• 3 years ago

probably have them make all those ads that keep popping up in the app about buying more hardware...

tpmx2• 3 years ago

1800+.

Seems like they overhired during the pandemic like many other companies.

I'm also a bit puzzled by that number, I've got to admit.

They seem to do their manufacturing in China and Malaysia.

PaulHoule3• 3 years ago

I can’t imagine that there is anything too special in Sonos speakers, I mean there isn’t much point in using an OS that isn’t Linux or some off-the-shelf commercial OS. Bottom of the barrel ARM chips from Mediatek and the like will be good enough. I’m somewhat familiar with the competitive HEOS speakers from Denon and I can say that even pricey home theater receivers have underwhelming electronics inside.

m_0x2• 3 years ago

Why do people always ask "What do they do?" when layoffs are announced? You want access to their Jira boards? Is everyone who ask this a shareholder demanding information about the company finances?

This is something that irks me. For sure "why do they need all those people" is not the first question that pops to my mind when a company announces a layoff.

willcipriano• 3 years ago

Apparently the people running the place asked the same question.

toxicpants• 3 years ago

Lots of great talent when I worked there. Hoping for the best for them!

BlakeSimpson2• 3 years ago

Here's hoping Sonos can find a way to regroup, support their remaining staff, and keep cranking out those awesome wireless speakers we all love.

talldatethrow2• 3 years ago

Finding out this was a chatgpt text written under a prompt asking for astroturf advertising wouldn't surprise me at this point.

BlakeSimpson2• 3 years ago

Not sure I'm following?

kordlessagain• 3 years ago

Does this mean we'll get 7% less updates? (I'm poking fun at the insane number of times I've had to update Sonos here.)

Sonos lays off 7%, or about 130 employees

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