Or hell, great people who work on projects that get axed may not have been as visible from outside the project.<p>They might have written some of the best code in a feature that management doesn&#x27;t want anymore (Twitter API anyone?) but that doesn&#x27;t necessarily translate in being part of those that are kept.<p>Maybe the dev lived in a town where they are closing the whole office and relocation is too much $$$ compared to a package. Maybe she just hasn&#x27;t been with Twitter long enough to shine outside of her immediate team (who&#x27;re all being cut). Maybe the folks drawing up lists had to make some concessions to keep some of their friends employed (consciously or otherwise.)