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Re:Winding down of Alphabet’s Loon causes job cuts by xiphias2 on Saturday May 29, 2021 @07:43AM (#27324615)
The usual problem is that to get promoted to the next level, you have to start building your promotion package again from 0, so these random moves can take away years of life from someone's carrier. At the same time Loom was quite visible project, so I guess it was easy to get promoted there.
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Re:Winding down of Alphabet’s Loon causes job cuts by andrewmcwatters on Saturday May 29, 2021 @10:14AM (#27325364)
This is such a wild concept to me, along with the promotion committees, or whatever they’re called.
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Re:Winding down of Alphabet’s Loon causes job cuts by wanderingshi on Saturday May 29, 2021 @02:05PM (#27327045)
that's part of the risk you take when you pick a team
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