People decisions under financial pressure
Hiring, cutting and restructuring when the budget envelope is fixed and the consequences land on individuals.
HiringSoftware / SaaSFree to read
One senior engineer or two juniors on the same budget
A Series B team with one open requisition and a delivery commitment eight months out. The decision turned on who would do the mentoring, and that question had no good answer.
RestructuringHealth tech
Cutting 12% of staff nine months before the runway required it
The model said we could wait two more quarters. We cut early anyway, on the argument that a smaller cut now beat a larger one later. That argument is harder to defend than it sounded in the room.
WorkforceLogistics
Moving the warehouse night shift to four ten-hour days
Proposed by the shift supervisors, resisted by scheduling, and measured for six months before a permanent decision. The pilot design mattered more than the change itself.