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Re:Tech firms face growing resentment of parent employees du... by ironman1478 on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @01:14AM (#24417387)
No single employee at a company is productive enough that them leaving literally doubles a person's workload, especially when most people aren't actually productive for an entire day and there is a lot of evidence that 4 day work weeks are just as productive. If this environment did exist, the employee should quit unless they are making A LOT of money.
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Re:Tech firms face growing resentment of parent employees du... by Traubenfuchs on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @03:33AM (#24418326)
But countless employees have such a low productivity, they can double it and still not reach their peak capacity. I know many developers that spend the majority of their work days just staring out of the window.
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Re:Tech firms face growing resentment of parent employees du... by sellyme on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @02:22AM (#24417840)
> the employee should quit

Because the job market is looking so fantastic right now?

Yes, you're describing a hostile workplace, but right now is the worst time in over a decade to be giving up a reliable income.

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Re:Tech firms face growing resentment of parent employees du... by ironman1478 on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @02:50AM (#24418025)
I think in general you are right, but this article was about tech workers, who are largely unaffected in terms of the job market from what I can tell (I could be wrong about this though). Also, it seems like the job market is ironically getting better for tech? I am seeing more remote opportunities on who's hiring so the job pool is opening up due to this.
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