Flock Safety's Morale Collapse: Backlash Forces Buyouts as Cities Abandon Surveillance Network

Flock Safety's Morale Collapse: Backlash Forces Buyouts as Cities Abandon Surveillance Network

Flock Safety is offering generous buyouts to its 1,500 employees amid intense public backlash against its license plate reader network. Cities are canceling contracts, vandalism is rising, and internal morale has plummeted. CEO Garrett Langley acknowledges the damage while the company confronts misuse scandals and Senate scrutiny. The surveillance giant's rapid growth now meets determined resistance.

Flock reportedly tries to shrink workforce with employee buyouts

Without buyouts, Flock would "almost certainly" need to lay off staff.

People hate Flock so much its employees are now demoralized and thinking of quitting

If you've been criticizing Flock online, your comments may be hitting harder than you think. Some employees say the backlash is affecting morale, and some are now considering quitting. Read more...

Customer-Losing Flock Now Offers Buyouts to Avoid Laying Off Employees

Mashable writes: Flock Safety offered employees voluntary buyouts on Friday, WIRED reported... Without the buyouts, those familiar with the situation suspect the company would have to lay off some of its 1,500 employees. WIRED writes that people familiar with the program "say they believe that a significant number of the startup's roughly 1,500 employees may try to depart." Flock is making the severance offers as it continues to lose customers.…