Broodaway
Broodaway

From the rumor mill: Wakefit might fire 70%-80% employees

15mo ago
Qwerty2398
Qwerty2398

its a company that makes bed. It should not even exist in the first place. in my area there is father/son duo who are in this business for the last 40-50 years. Only 2 employees. they are the boss/ they are the janitor. This whole "brand bano.... brand bano" is just suitable for shark tank.

ItchyBeard
ItchyBeard
Zoho15mo

It's not even about brand. You can build brand with small number of employees.

They just wanted exponential growth. They can't wait 50 years. They want it in 5. This desire to become multi billion dollar company in a short time is what causes these problems.

Jack3d
Jack3d

I wonder how wale fit employees slept after hearing this news.

EarthDragon
EarthDragon

Even if it’s true, media will show as 30-40% max like Dunzo ;-)

potatomato
potatomato

Guess they're not bouncing back like their mattresses

Equitymaster
Equitymaster

It's not about brand building or marketing. They sell MDF wood bed (basically artificial wood) at the price of solid wood. Their core customer base is bachelors,specific tier 1 high earning customer. How much can you sell to same customer. That too of poor quality.
We have teak wood furniture at our house and it is in same condition since last 50yrs. Why would I go for cheap quality just because someone is trying to sell it as branded.
I don't invite people to my bedroom or carry by bed with me everywhere to showoff that it's a branded product.
Quality > brand

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They were hiring like crazy

random_variable
random_variableFlipkart20mo

Flipkart Firing?

Someone from my connections told that Flipkart have consulted Bain/BCG ( don't remember exactly) and are planning to fire 10% of the workforce

Anyone heard something?