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Re:Over 50% of CEOs say they’re considering cutting jobs ove... by rory on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @03:53PM (#33100489)
It clearly does fit the rule because the year doesn't start in February. There's no need to change reality so you were right.

It's just a rule of thumb, not some profound maxim of economics.

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Re:Over 50% of CEOs say they’re considering cutting jobs ove... by OJFord on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @04:41PM (#33101015)
The point is that if all the bad happened in half the quarter, that can make quite a difference, and the quarter start/end date is entirely arbitrary.

That said, you can apply the same to GP's suggestion of months, if the timescales are even shorter.

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Re:Over 50% of CEOs say they’re considering cutting jobs ove... by rory on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @04:52PM (#33101124)
Yeah, the cutoff points for any rule of thumb are going to be fairly arbitrary. I don't understand why people are treating this like a profound observation.
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