| ▲ | swiftcoder 7 hours ago |
| > would you want to work where they just fired 1700 people Firing 1700 managers is somewhat different than firing 1700 ICs. Whether managers will want to work there is an open question, but quite a lot of ICs will see the trimmed management layer as a good sign that they'll be free to get shit done |
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| ▲ | gpvos 6 hours ago | parent [-] |
| IC = individual contributor. Wikipedia translating management speak: > Individual contributor, a business role for an employee without management responsibilities |
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| ▲ | NoboruWataya 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Thank you, I was lost reading the comments. Funny that all the comments shitting on managers are speaking their language. | | |
| ▲ | gpvos 4 hours ago | parent [-] | | I am actually abhorred by the word "individual" as part of IC (which I luckily hadn't encountered before, so I had to look it up). It appears very pejorative to me, as if all cooperation goes via the management instead of directly between team members. |
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| ▲ | direwolf20 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | At ASML, they could also be integrated circuits being baked in an oven to cure. |
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