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A comment on Waymo’s Hiring Binge. Parent comment

Re:Waymo’s Hiring Binge by mr_toad on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @06:16PM (#22418583)
Turnover in professional jobs is quite high, sometimes around 20% per annum.

There may not be many people out of work, but there are always people looking for the next job.

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Re:Waymo’s Hiring Binge by heavenlyblue on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @04:39AM (#22421655)
20% per annum is 1 transfer every 5 years.

I just had a job change after 6 years and was constantly asked why I stayed so long.

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Re:Waymo’s Hiring Binge by mr_toad on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @11:32PM (#22430481)
The distribution is not symmetric. The mode is less than the average and there’s a long tail of survivors.
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Re:Waymo’s Hiring Binge by donavanm on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @07:41AM (#22422397)
In the us the tech industry attrition rates Ive seen are around 15% per annum. Varies slightly based on company/year/market/location etc. 20% is “bad” and 10% would be surprisingly “good.”
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