The co- founder of Meta said that thousands of their staff went to Blind the day before the mass layoffs were announced. Kyum Kim told Insider that close to 3000 Meta employees signed up for the platform on the day before the job cuts were announced.
More than three quarters of Blind's workforce are on its platform. In the last two weeks, more than 7,000 Meta staff have signed up.
Kim thought that was crazy. In the last few days, we've seen a lot of use. Only blind people can post reviews of companies they work for. Users are required to provide their email address, job title and employer when joining the platform.
Some 44 employee reviews of Meta were posted on Blind on November 9 and 10 and many of them used the opportunity to hit out at Facebook. There were some positive reviews.
Kim told Insider that when people are looking for new opportunities and are trying to find a job, the discussion on its site carries over to public channels. Even if you aren't laid off, a lot of people are more interested in finding a new job because they realize that tech is no longer safe. Trust in companies is at an all time low.
Kim, who is Blind's chief business officer, was not surprised that executives used Blind.
People were almost saying they were happy to be laid off, but it was just crazy. There are hundreds of other people who are struggling and stressed out, for every one of those posts.
Blind's anonymous format makes it possible for employees to speak freely.
Kim sympathizes with the people who have been laid off. I can't imagine the struggles they are going through.
Two years later, Blind was available in the US. It has more than seven million verified users at 300,000 companies.
Meta didn't reply immediately.
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