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Re:Uber cuts 3000 more jobs, closes 45 offices by MattGaiser on Monday May 18, 2020 @03:10PM (#23227052)
I do not think he is suggesting any course of action beyond awareness that their position is less stable than it might be in other jobs.
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Re:Uber cuts 3000 more jobs, closes 45 offices by CydeWeys on Monday May 18, 2020 @03:12PM (#23227073)
Worth pointing that your position at a unicorn is probably more secure than at a random small startup.
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Re:Uber cuts 3000 more jobs, closes 45 offices by fermienrico on Monday May 18, 2020 @03:13PM (#23227092)
Ohh....I get it now. Jeez, I need more coffee.

I've always worked in manufacturing so people aren't that easily expendible. Takes a long time to train someone and without them, one of the line shuts down or gets less productive / slow.

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Re:Uber cuts 3000 more jobs, closes 45 offices by MattGaiser on Monday May 18, 2020 @03:21PM (#23227176)
How long do people usually stay at your company?
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Re:Uber cuts 3000 more jobs, closes 45 offices by fermienrico on Monday May 18, 2020 @03:40PM (#23227402)
Average is probably 8 years.
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