Re:How Bird Laid Off 406 People in Two Minutes via Zoom
by Qub3d on Friday April 03, 2020 @11:32AM
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I see several reasons why this was flagged. From the HN guidelines[0]:
> Eschew flamebait. Don't introduce flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents.
> Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. That destroys the curiosity this site exists for.
Re:How Bird Laid Off 406 People in Two Minutes via Zoom
by fingerlocks on Friday April 03, 2020 @06:27PM
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It's a stretch to call this political. The mentioning of the Obama grant, which is barely relevant to GP's point, is a far cry from flamebait. What are the other reasons for the flagging?
Re:How Bird Laid Off 406 People in Two Minutes via Zoom
by samstave on Saturday April 04, 2020 @10:38AM
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The point of calling out the grant, is that the US just created a two trillion dollar stimuls package - ostensibly to help small businesses and others from laying people off - yet we have the highest unemployment ever, millions laud off in a week and tons of businesses closing.
Whre is that 2 trillion follars going?
Funny you should ask - they pushed for no oversight.
This is the biggest theft of wealth in history.
Anyway, I do remember the Solyndra scandal, but I’d wager most don’t. I mostly recall the sparse media attention given at the time.
Agreed, that was one of the sloppiest and mishandled lay-offs I can think of. That should be a case study of exactly how not to fold a company.