Uber lays off around 350 more across Eats, self-driving and other departments

Re:Uber lays off around 350 more across Eats, self-driving a... by coldcode on Monday October 14, 2019 @03:27PM (#21251822)

At my (large but not tech) employer, some mgr/execs hire reams of contractors to pad the headcount, then have to beg/borrow/steal budget to keep them around until they get promoted.

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Re:Uber lays off around 350 more across Eats, self-driving a... by 9nGQluzmnq3M on Monday October 14, 2019 @04:24PM (#21252453)

Contractors typically come from a different budget than headcount. So when you can't hire employees, you hire contractors, and then use them to justify your next headcount request. Rinse and repeat.

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