Re:Bolt announces layoffs
by dexterdog on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @10:16PM
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Even a single round is bad because it will cause some of your most hire-able people to look and then likely leave. When a second round comes too close to the first then everybody starts looking hard and the people that stick around are the ones nobody else wants. It would be cheaper to just close the doors.
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If it’s known it’s a single round, it’s easier for everyone remaining to not look around.
When a second round breaks that trust though, all bets are off.
Re:Bolt announces layoffs
by laserlight on Thursday May 26, 2022 @07:25AM
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Leaving things to trust is not an option IMHO. Unless a company can guarantee that there won't be another round, they can always change their mind. I'm not sure if any company can give any such guarantee.
That’s a bit disingenuous; of course no company can make a 100% guarantee.
There is still a huge difference between “this is the only round of layoffs, we will grow past this” (when this is the true intent) and “that’s all for this week. We’ll be back with the next round of layoffs on Friday”