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Re:Salesforce will lay off 10% of staff as part of restructu... by kcplate on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @09:39AM (#34245966)
> less than 1% a month could be relatively easily “hidden”

If your a public company it’s not hidden. Analysts are watching everything. A one time even might hit your stock and then it starts to recover soon after, but an ongoing event would raise suspicions of a deeper problem.

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Re:Salesforce will lay off 10% of staff as part of restructu... by mgkimsal on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @09:44AM (#34246027)
maybe they could start to move to more 'contract/project' folks, vs 'employees'. rotating short term contractors would be similar amount of 'churn' but might be seen as more strategic/focused investments vs having to grow headcount only to want/need to do layoffs regularly.
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Re:Salesforce will lay off 10% of staff as part of restructu... by mbesto on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @10:50AM (#34246974)
Also, you make these announcements to appease analysts, not to be hidden from them.
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