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Re:Twitter to lay off 25% of workforce in first round of job... by pc86 on Monday October 31, 2022 @03:05PM (#33411034)
That's called a layoff.
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Re:Twitter to lay off 25% of workforce in first round of job... by chris11 on Monday October 31, 2022 @03:15PM (#33411194)
Layoffs can be more expensive than terminating for cause. https://www.reuters.com/business/tesla-sued-by-former-employ...
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Re:Twitter to lay off 25% of workforce in first round of job... by pc86 on Monday October 31, 2022 @04:51PM (#33412889)
Sorry what does that have to do with the thread?

Tweeps are being told these are performance-related terminations, not layoffs. It was posited that "performance" was referring to Twitter, not the employee. I simply pointed out that's exactly what a layoff was, and performance in this context can only mean the employee, not the company.

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