On: LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees

[SillyUsername]

Telling jobseekers they needed a Premium subscription when they've probably just lost their job and burning through savings is not exactly a genius marketing idea.

[CoastalCoder → SillyUsername]

I can see it going either way.

When someone loses their job, they may be particularly open to investing money to line up the next job ASAP.

I think it really comes down to the expected ROI.