Thread regarding Axon Enterprise Inc. (TASER International) layoffs

Axon violated all seven of its "core values" with this layoff (which included me). Here's an idea: drop the squanderous multi-multi-million dollar CKO which has nearly zero value for the rank and file. Reign in expenses. Park the traveling SWAG van. Curtail travel. Freeze hiring and raises. Make do with the HQ you have. Circle the wagons, don't burn them down :-|. Oh, wait...that doesn't pop with the media and shareholders like a layoff does. And then your stock took a giant dump anyway. Thanks for all that.

Was there a severance package offered to anyone let go? This is a surprise to everyone given the history of Axon with no major layoffs in the past few years. Wonder if there’s more to come this year.

Looks like I wasn’t the only one left wondering how can a top performer be let go like this with no grace or notice. I had a great end of year review with T25% rating and a promo going into mid year. Poorly executed for sure.

@1j5 Josh and Bella for the marketing team at least. Two people with no iota of a clue of what it takes to run a marketing team laying off top 25% performers. As to who was targeted? Well if you took part in XSP, you’re a top target, congratulations. Watch Rick cite XSP as the reason for the gap operating loss in the video linked below. Coincidence? I don’t think so. He who promised us job security then didn’t even have the spine to be candid about doing exactly what he promised to never do. https://youtu.be/35LaPuSxCeY?si=GajiP3_zWShCkkBB

Does anyone have insight into the decision making criteria for who was selected versus not selected and who actually made he decisions?

Yep I was laid off too. Given a Top 25% in my last annual review and was promoted. Only to be told they were “completely eliminating my position.” I wonder if it has anything to do with XSP2? I had 600+ unvested shares set to vest with tenure and as we met the tranches. 600 shares right back in Axon’s treasury…

Whoever is in here downvoting these - take a good look in the mirror. This isn’t one of Josh’s AMAs with stupid questions. These are people’s LIVES that were destroyed because the business and leadership made mistakes and chose the coward’s way out. Everyone here knows and heard straight from Rick and Josh that we were promised job security if we were top performers. Personally, I was Top 25% this year-end with a promotion going into next year and I was laid off, while on PTO no less.
Have some decency. #losingwrong

Laying off your employees right before the company kick off party is a different type of evil…

They laid off people who were vital as well, running more than one facility by themselves on the IT Side. Restructuring is one thing, making a rash decision without considering the maintenance required is ridiculous.

Should be an interesting week in Scottsdale. Curious to see how they spin this

Don’t forget the 40ish Axon marketing folks let go the first week of December! Holidays were ruined and no extra month of paychecks going into 2026. Many of us received Top 25% ratings and promotions going into this next year just weeks before being laid off. Promotions that are signed off by E and Josh - funny how just a few weeks later all of a sudden they’ve changed their minds. After preaching all year that top performers would not be laid off… Win right, eh?

I’m right there with you. I was shown the door yesterday too. Completely unfair and poorly executed.