Meta lays off 11,000 people

Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by Animatronio on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @03:40PM (#33537512)

Have you ever quit your job over a mistake you made - say a bug you introduced in your code? That would also be taking responsibility.

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Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by jjulius on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @05:20PM (#33538840)

Life is a lot more nuanced than, "If bug in code, then lose job". Your hypothetical depends on the severity of the bug in the code.

Edit: In this instance, the "bug" led to 11,000 people losing their jobs.

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Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by Kaytaro on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @05:57PM (#33539363)

If a mistake I made resulted in thousands of people losing their jobs who wouldn’t consider it? At the very least I wouldn’t lie about “taking responsibility” if I had no intention.

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Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by Animatronio on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @07:11PM (#33540210)

The only mistake was hiring too many people in the first place, way way beyond what was really necessary. I suppose that gave them false hopes of being forever employed by Fb, aka millionaires in the making. I know being fired stings like hell, but it just a job, a limited time contract. Hopefully some good startups will come out of this whole situation.

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Re:Meta lays off 11,000 people by Kaytaro on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @08:05PM (#33540760)

Ironically the only people who can hope to be forever employed are the execs running the ship into the ground.

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