Layoffs and reductions-in-force ad nauseam. - Director of Engineering Pluralsight Employee Review

Thank you for leaving a review. I am well aware of the impact that recent layoffs have had on individuals and their families. These are not easy decisions for any company, leader or team member at any time, and as an ELT we thoroughly evaluate the current needs of the business and our teams before they are made. As a leadership team, we provide as much transparency as we can to give our team members the answers they need as soon as we can provide them. I’m sorry that you’ve felt lied to by leadership, that’s not our intention and we are committed to communicating honestly, even when the news is difficult. I’d like to acknowledge your point about benefits – the majority of our benefits offerings have remained the same over the years. The largest change to our benefits was when we went from paying 100% of premiums for team members to 80% company contribution. 80% coverage is still competitive as it’s inline with market average (and we still offer a plan that covers 100% of premiums for team members). I understand that this had an impact on many team members and their families. We made this decision because as healthcare costs increased, paying for 100% of employee premiums was no longer sustainable for the business. The other benefit we removed was our company-wide recharge weeks. These were removed because we found they were too disruptive to the business and they impacted revenue. We replaced company-wide recharge weeks with regional Summer Fridays and still have our unlimited PTO policy to keep our time-off benefit consistent over time. I would also like to state that while some roles at Pluralsight have moved to our India location, the India team mostly consists of net new roles. I’m sorry that you had a negative experience at Pluralsight and wish you the best. Will Clive Chief People Officer