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Re:Robinhood lays off 23% of staff by curious_cat_163 on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @09:56PM (#32326740)
Exactly.

Hate to go there on HN but there _is_ a moral side to this.

What is the cost of making the kind of mistakes this guy did? And who should pay for them?

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Re:Robinhood lays off 23% of staff by kortilla on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @11:32PM (#32327352)
> Hate to go there on HN but there _is_ a moral side to this.

No there isn’t. Wasting money to keep employing people isn’t good for anyone. The labor market is still tight right now so the employees are better off going to a company that actually wants them.

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Re:Robinhood lays off 23% of staff by curious_cat_163 on Wednesday August 03, 2022 @10:18AM (#32332015)
Ok. I see your point.
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