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| ▲ | nrb 3 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| The strategic mistake is that they don’t have any other good ideas to deploy these folks toward. A company of this size and financial condition in technology with exceptional leadership should not be out of good ideas. |
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| ▲ | matchbok3 2 days ago | parent [-] | | I mean, no company ever has solved that problem soooo | | |
| ▲ | nrb 2 days ago | parent [-] | | Well Apple seems to be able to largely avoid these staffing whiplash problems… I mainly call them problems because hugely scaling your org up and down on a whim is extremely inefficient when your recruiting and onboarding costs are high. Surely it’s more wise to repurpose the people you already have unless you have no time horizon on appropriate new areas of R&D. |
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| ▲ | BoredPositron 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Sounds like a strategic mistake. |
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| ▲ | shimman 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| "Some bets didn't work so let's destroy lives and cause needless suicides. It wasn't my fault, I was only following orders." - Random Meta VP of Customer Misery. |
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| ▲ | singpolyma3 3 days ago | parent | next [-] | | Because hiring people and paying them a salary is somehow hurting those people? | | |
| ▲ | shimman 2 days ago | parent [-] | | No but purposely forcing economic hardship on people when you're one of the most profitable entities on earth will always be a shitty thing. I'm sorry but treating workers like replaceable cogs is disgusting behavior and I'm not shocked that big tech routinely turns to anti-worker devices to enforce control. | | |
| ▲ | matchbok3 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | Nobody is forcing anything to happen. People chose to work there. They get paid a HUGE amount of money. Now their projects ended or whatever. What world do you live in? Suicide? Crazy talk. | | |
| ▲ | gnabgib 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | I'm not sure the 3 version of your account is going to fare better than the last[0] if you don't find a better way to contribute to the community. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=matchbok | | |
| ▲ | shimman 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | I like how the account is just nothing but attacking workers while supporting the rich, classic VC mindset. | | |
| ▲ | matchbok3 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | Attacking? Nowhere did I attack anybody. Explaining what a layoff is not "attacking". If you are offended by market economics I suggest you get thicker skin. | |
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| ▲ | matchbok3 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | Solid contribution! |
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| ▲ | shimman 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | Man if you don't understand how unemployment leads to suicide you are truly a privilege individual. I honestly envy you now. |
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| ▲ | matchbok 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | [dead] |
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