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Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by oblio on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @06:34AM (#33530085)
These numbers are just the start of the avalanche... There have been a lot of pie-in-the-sky initiatives, especially as the result of the massive cash infusions during Covid.

Now all that easy money is going away.

The current numbers don't mean much, but they're just the start.

Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by nkozyra on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @06:52AM (#33530241)
That's cyclical, though. The question is always how long the cycle lasts.
Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by oblio on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @07:41AM (#33530724)
True. If recovery is faster than 6-12 months, life is comparatively good.

If recovery starts taking a few years, quality of life drops a lot.

Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by dsq on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @09:44AM (#33532258)
It will probably spill over into the rest of the economy. No matter how generous the severance, a fired worker isn't going to be buying new cars, buying houses, or taking expensive vacations.