Kickstarter今天在一份内部备忘录中宣布，它可能会裁员。首席执行官阿齐兹·哈桑（Aziz Hasan）写道，众筹公司在网站上上市的众筹项目已经大幅减少，Kickstarter就是这样赚钱的。备忘录称，项目下降了约35%，没有明显的反弹迹象

现在，人们开始与Kickstarter的工会组织者就“潜在裁员”展开对话。Kickstarter的140名员工中有60%是部门成员，他们在今年2月成功投票成立了工会，成为第一家这样做的大型科技公司。

哈桑写道，该公司去年实现了127万美元的税后利润，这些钱已经重新投资到该业务中。他现在正在寻求更多的“大幅削减成本”，包括降低包括他自己在内的高级领导人的工资，而不是自动支持招聘空缺职位，以及“尽可能”削减预算。不过，裁员可能很快就会发生。

该备忘录表示：“我们必须更广泛地审视重组业务的方式，包括跨团队和各级员工的潜在裁员。”。哈桑说，Kickstarter正在与代表Kickstarter工会的办公室和专业雇员国际联盟（OPIU）进行谈判。OPIU表示，它已经开始与Kickstarter管理层进行讨论，但在这一过程中要进一步发表评论还为时过早。

Kickstarter试图鼓励创作者在流感大流行期间不断发布项目。它启动了一个项目，招揽小规模的项目，他们可以在家里工作。与此同时，它开始调整新冠病毒-19项目，以剔除任何推送错误信息或虚假解决方案的项目，同时仍在推广其他利用新冠病毒的项目，如社交距离成就标签。

您可以阅读下面的完整备忘录：

Hi everybody,

I’d like to update you on the conversati*** we’ve all been having about how to keep Kickstarter well-positioned as we navigate what’s quickly become the worst economic downturn in a lifetime. As I shared a couple weeks ago, and again during last week’s All Hands, we’ve been looking at a number of possible scenarios. After great c***ideration, ongoing monitoring and modeling of our outlook, and c***ultation with our board of directors, here’s where we stand.

As you know, although projects on the site continue to garner plenty of support from backers, we’ve seen many fewer projects launch on the platform over the last several weeks. The live project count is about 35% below what it was at this time last year with no clear sign of rebound. As a result, our pledge volume and revenue are tracking sharply down as well. Setting the business up for the future will require significant cost-cutting. Kickstarter is a **all business of 140 people with modest operating margins, and all of the approximately $1.27 million in after-tax profit we earned last year has already been reinvested back into the business during the first four months of this year. With that in mind, we’ve undertaken a number of measures, including reducing compensation for a number of senior leaders at the company, including myself and the board of directors; instituting a hiring cap and policy to not automatically fill positi*** when people leave in order to limit headcount costs; and working to trim non-headcount budgets wherever we can.

The truth is, these measures aren’t enough for us to continue to serve creators during this crisis and beyond. We must look more broadly at ways to restructure the business, including potential layoffs across teams and at all levels of staff. Earlier today I reached out to OPEIU to share more about where we are, and to uphold our resp***ibility to negotiate next steps that involve members of the union. We expect to continue our discussi*** with the union over the next few days. In the meantime, please feel free to use our normal process and submit any questi*** you have for me here. The OPEIU reps are of course available to answer any questi*** members of the bargaining unit may have as well.

The uncertainty of this moment is stressful and I recognize you’re each shouldering some part of that. We’re going to navigate this thoughtfully and transparently to allay that as best we can. Kickstarter has an essential role to play for independent creators right now as a source of financial support. And the art, creativity, and innovation that they bring to life is essential to a healthy society — particularly during times like these. Many creators are also experiencing uncertainty and stress, so we’re going to make sure Kickstarter is here for them not just the next few months, but also the years ahead.

Thank you,

Aziz