Is it true that ZS has a hiring freeze and they are quietly laying off low performers?

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I wouldn’t call targeted firing of low performers a layoff (which is typically more broad and not necessarily an indicator of performance). But yes…

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Are the layoffs across the board or focused on certain teams?

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The transparency is - one year of below average performance. I think it’s fair to let people go if that happens. Also the number is not astoundingly high for people being counselled out.

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There aren’t layoffs. We’ve simply moved back to pre-COVID levels of counseling out low performers. We couldn’t afford to let anyone go during COVID due to the insane demand we had - we just needed bodies. Now, demand has returned to pre-COVID levels and we have the room to counsel out people who haven’t been performing well.

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Lol, what a roundabout way to say that

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Just getting rid of low performers. Which we have always done. Folks are just getting paranoid and calling it layoffs.

But we do have hiring freeze unless it’s very specialized roles. Just managing outlook and headcount. Won’t likely open till mid to end of next year.

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Oh ZS lol

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2-3-% haircut via COs is nothing

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My ego would be shattered, but in the grand scheme kind of would love to be CO'd with a severance and look for something else right about now ...

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When do you think hiring will resume, especially in the junior ranks?

We are hiring many from universities, especially in India. Others depends on track and utilization numbers, but there are roles we are bringing in.

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