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Re:Amazon layoffs now expected to mount to 20k, including to... by throwaway5959 on Sunday December 04, 2022 @01:01AM (#33851071)
Ah I’m starting to see how that can grow rapidly then if people are assigned dedicated projects instead of shifting around.
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Re:Amazon layoffs now expected to mount to 20k, including to... by mattlondon on Sunday December 04, 2022 @01:55AM (#33851299)
If people shift around, you still need people to support the previous work too, so you don't really gain anything. You still need 5 people to support and iterate features that YouTube effort etc.
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Re:Amazon layoffs now expected to mount to 20k, including to... by jldugger on Sunday December 04, 2022 @03:11AM (#33851652)
> Ah I’m starting to see how that can grow rapidly then if people are assigned dedicated projects instead of shifting around.

You're thinking of Siri.

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