Thread regarding Teradata Corp. layoffs

I'm sick and tired of watching so many SWEs at Teradata coasting through their days like they're collecting a paycheck for breathing. You know who you are. You show up (barely), half-a-s a few tickets, spend more time in "syncs" and "brainstorms" than actually shipping code, and somehow think that's enough to justify your existence on the payroll. Newsflash: you're not bringing anything meaningful to the table.
The codebase doesn't improve itself. Features don't magically appear because you attended another standup or updated a Jira ticket with "in progress" for three weeks straight. Customers aren't impressed by your vague "explorations" or endless refactors that go nowhere. While the company is fighting in one of the toughest data analytics markets out there, you're dragging down velocity, inflating headcount, and forcing everyone else to pick up your slack.
If you're not consistently delivering high-impact work clean, production ready code that moves metrics, solves real problems, or accelerates our roadmap you're dead weight. Period. No more hiding behind "senior" titles or "architect" labels while contributing the output of a junior with a bad attitude. The bar is higher now, and a lot of you aren't clearing it. PIPs and layoffs aren't threats; at this point, they're overdue hygiene. Trim the fat, raise the average, and stop subsidizing mediocrity.
Meanwhile, shoutout to the ELT for actually having the guts to lead. Thank you for making the hard calls, for focusing on real execution over endless meetings and performative busyness, and for steering this ship through tough times instead of coddling underperformers. Your vision, accountability standards, and willingness to make changes are what keep Teradata competitive. Keep pushing. The company needs more of that energy at every level not the comfortable inertia that's been tolerated for far too long.
Time to ship or step aside. The rest of us are done carrying passengers.