# @jinglejamOP: OP Labs layoffs reflect narrowing focus, not runway issues

Source: https://x.com/jinglejamop/status/2031906216277131745?s=12

## Summary

OP Labs has laid off members of its team, with co-founder Jinglejam (@jinglejamOP) stating that the decision reflects a narrowing of the company's focus rather than a shortage of runway. The announcement says the company prioritized informing affected staff and giving them time to process the news before going public. Jinglejam encourages teams across the ecosystem to reach out to those leaving, describing them as talented engineers, operators, and builders who helped build Optimism, and offers to make introductions for teams that are hiring, with dual consent.

## Article

Today we shared difficult news with the OP Labs team.

Our priority was to communicate with the impacted people & give the team time to process the news before sharing publicly. This decision reflects a narrowing of our focus, not our runway.

I’m sharing the note I sent to the team earlier today, and I strongly encourage teams across the ecosystem to reach out to the people leaving OP Labs because they are talented engineers, operators, and builders who helped build Optimism into what it is today.

If you are genuinely hiring, feel free to shoot me a DM with your open roles and I will make introductions (with dual consent).