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Re:Uber Freezes Hiring of U.S. Tech Staff as It Seeks to Cut... by dehrmann on Saturday August 10, 2019 @03:29AM (#20660707)
> the start of the end?

Hiring freezes don't help morale, it makes for a stagnant mood, you miss out on new talent, and attrition leaves you with (typically) worse talent. It only really makes sense to juice the next quarter's numbers.

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Re:Uber Freezes Hiring of U.S. Tech Staff as It Seeks to Cut... by Irishsteve on Saturday August 10, 2019 @03:57AM (#20660795)
You’d usually do these moves to increase employee churn a bit as well. 6 months from now it will probably pick up again
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