Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key engineers; NP, says court [pdf]

Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by toomanybeersies on Sunday October 04, 2020 @10:50PM (#24684114)

Another way to describe "low labour mobility" is "high job stability". It's easy to sit in an ivory tower on a $200k+ silicon valley salary, with a healthy job market if you get the sack, and bemoan the fact that workers have rights and can't be fired because their employer feels like it.

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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by donor20 on Monday October 05, 2020 @12:37AM (#24684598)

Actually, FANG job stability is surprisingly high - the big corps have gobs of money and are big - so it takes a lot to actually push you fully out the door sometimes.

Entry level wages are perhaps $190K (right out of college / entry level) at google and others. There is definitely a job for you at $60K

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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by blub on Monday October 05, 2020 @02:15AM (#24685033)

Unless one is somehow inconvenient for the company e.g. involved in employee organization or tweeted some wrongthink. Then they get thrown out faster than they can say "is this legal?".

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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by blub on Monday October 05, 2020 @02:17AM (#24685044)

Can't believe someone's praising the US job market during the pandemic.

Although it must be said that the FAANG & co employees are insulated from the effects of it and maybe unaware of the drama unfolding right now.

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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by lotsofpulp on Sunday October 04, 2020 @11:31PM (#24684326)

You can have high labor mobility and high job stability by reducing supply of labor and/or increasing the demand for it.

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