"[My probabilistic languages] team in particular was at the point where we were regularly putting models into production that on net reduced costs by millions of dollars a year over the cost of the work.

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We foolishly thought that we would naturally be protected from any layoffs, being a team that reduced costs of any team we partnered with.

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The whole Probability division was laid off as a cost-cutting measure. I have no explanation for how this was justified and I note that if the company were actually serious about cost-cutting, they would have grown our team, not destroyed it."

https://ericlippert.com/2022/11/30/a-long-expected-update/#:...