Return to Office, Layoffs, Acquisitions,and Shareholder Accountability are dominating the worker-level discussions in early 2024. Let’s dig into what’s really happening. SHOW: 786CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:Datadog Kubernetes Solution: Maximum Visibility into Container EnvironmentsStart monitoring the health and performance of your container environment with a free 14 day Datadog trial. Listeners of The Cloudcast will also receive a free Datadog T-shirt.Find "Breaking Analysis Podcast with Dave Vellante" on Apple, Google and SpotifyKeep up to data with Enterprise Tech with theCUBESHOW NOTES:Amazon’s Silent Sacking (blog) and Changelog podcastSigns it’s time to leave a company (Adrian Cockroft)Tech company layoffs in JanuaryBroadcom ends VMware partner programWHY IS ALL OF THIS HAPPENING NOW?This is similar to the 2022-2023 transition (unexpected + fast)Companies are quick to cut and slow to restart/accelerateCompanies often overestimate needs and under-estimate fixesThere are new competitive dynamics happening all over techThere will be lots of bankruptcy and acquisitions in 20242024 WILL BE A YEAR OF ACCOUNTABILITYThe pendulum of workers vs management is swinging back to management15 minutes of “blame management” fame might be short livedBusiness doesn’t necessarily work like Reddit trendsFocus on alignment to revenues, customer successFocus on results, not excusesActively look for efficiencies and inefficienciesFEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod