Flock reportedly tries to shrink workforce with employee buyouts

THE THING NOBODY EXPLAINED PROPERLY IS THE TIMELINE BECAUSE FIRST IN AUGUST THE WASHINGTON POST REPORTED FORTY-SIX CASES WHERE POLICE ACCUSED OF MISUSING FLOCK'S LICENSE PLATE TECH ALLEGEDLY STALKED WIVES AND EXES AND THEN TEXAS AND FLORIDA SAID THEY WILL STOP USING IT ENTIRELY WHILE NINETY CITIES DROPPED THEM IN AUGUST ALONE WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE THAT WAS A FOURFOLD JUMP AND SO NOW THE SURVEILLANCE STARTUP HAS TO OFFER VOLUNTARY BUYOUTS TO SHRINK ITS FIFTEEN HUNDRED PERSON WORKFORCE AND THE CEO EVEN SAID ON A PODCAST THAT INTERNAL MORALE TOOK THE BIGGEST DAMAGE AND WIRED REPORTS THAT WITHOUT THESE BUYOUTS THEY WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY HAVE TO DO ACTUAL LAYOFFS AND THEY ARE CALLING THIS THE MOST GENEROUS SEVERANCE EVER SO A BUNCH OF PEOPLE ARE LEAVING OK WAIT IS THIS OUR SONG?

THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THAT KEEPS ME UP BECAUSE WIRED SAYS SURVEILLANCE STARTUP FLOCK SAFETY IS OFFERING THE MOST GENEROUS SEVERANCE PACKAGES IN COMPANY HISTORY TO GET EMPLOYEES TO VOLUNTARILY WALK AWAY AND THE THING IS THEY HAVE FIFTEEN HUNDRED WORKERS AND REPORTEDLY EXPECT A SIGNIFICANT PORTION TO TAKE THEM UP ON IT WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE IF PEOPLE DO NOT LEAVE THEY WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY NEED REGULAR LAYOFFS AND CEO GARRETT LANGLEY ADMITTED ON A PODCAST THAT INTERNAL MORALE TOOK THE BIGGEST DAMAGE AFTER NINETY CITIES AND ENTIRE STATES LIKE FLORIDA AND TEXAS DITCHED THEIR LICENSE PLATE TECH AMID DOZENS OF ALLEGATIONS THAT POLICE MISUSED THE CAMERAS SO NOW THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO SHRINK BEFORE IT GETS WORSE. OK ENOUGH, WHERE ARE YOUR FRIENDS?

Surveillance tech firm Flock Safety is offering voluntary buyouts to shrink its 1,500-person workforce after facing widespread client cancellations and misuse allegations.

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