Did the Ethereum Foundation lay off employees?

Looking at yesterday's article, the general idea is that the team responsible for protocol research and development, Protocol R&D, has been streamlined and renamed to Protocol.

Then some former senior members will no longer work as employees for the Ethereum Foundation, but they still mentioned that they would contribute to the ecosystem.

It seems like after the big companies optimize, they tell people, hoping you will continue to shine for xx, this phrasing sounds very familiar.