Here we go - Barstool Sports is laying off about 100 people. This is about 10% of their total workforce, but it should not come as a surprise if you have paid attention since Dave Portnoy bought back Barstool. Dave said, that Barstool is losing about 10-12M USD per year. Which is something a gambling company (previously under Penn ownership) can deal with, but not something that he wants. Dave wants the company to run at break even. Consider, that Barstool has a non-compete with Penn, which means they cannot advertise gambling, nor do any gambling affiliate partnerships. Something which has been a significant revenue driver of Barstool before their acquisition by Penn. So where do you save the most money? Obviously workforce. They have a huge team in the US, about 1000 people total, and calculate an average annual salary of 100k USD per person. (most of their team is located in Boston and NYC) Most of the people laid off, were directly involved in the Barstool gambling business units. So these teams, had no future in the company anyways, due to the non-compete. How did they lay off 100 people? They sent an email out to everyone. Now some people will argue and scream that this is wrong, inhumane and whatnot. There should be personal talks with everyone, proper exit meetings, personal care etc. This may work on a small scale, but how do you manage that in a large team when 100 people are affected? Especially when they have such a closed circle and intimate working environment. Its impossible. What do you think? How would you have handled laying off 100 people to push the company towards break even? https://lnkd.in/eWXNgtNG
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