> Accenture are just trying to sell it as a good thing.

Layoffs to increase profits are a good thing for shareholders. Not so much for those laid off of course, but who cares about those?

That's kind of a one-sided view. Yes, you need to treat your employees honorably, but a company isn't a jobs program, either.

	▲	stego-tech 16 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Serious question I’d like you and others to consider: why shouldn’t they be [a jobs program]? Seriously, think about it for a moment. We have built a global society on the singular foundation that one must work to survive, yet we do not provide guarantees of work to provide the wages needed for survival of the labor class. It effectively condemns the unluckiest among us to suffering and an early death solely because they could not find gainful employment for whatever reason - disability, illness, lack of skills, insufficient wages, missing credentials, regime policies, the list goes on. In that context, shouldn’t we be mandating companies at least abstain from layoffs when they’re posting profits or engaging in share buybacks, for a set period of time? Should we not be mandating governments provide job guarantees and minimum wages that enable every worker to have a safe, livable home and nutritious food? Just something to chew on, because you’re right in that companies aren’t a jobs program. But maybe they should be.