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Re:Salesforce will lay off 10% of staff as part of restructu... by xeromal on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @10:33AM (#34246741)
10% is about the number you can layoff without causing a route.
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Re:Salesforce will lay off 10% of staff as part of restructu... by cookieswumchorr on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @10:52AM (#34247006)
The Romans knew what they were doing :)
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Re:Salesforce will lay off 10% of staff as part of restructu... by siggen on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @11:09AM (#34247292)
Are you able to add a reference? I am curious about the mention of Romans. Thanks!
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Re:Salesforce will lay off 10% of staff as part of restructu... by xeromal on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @11:10AM (#34247309)
Decimate was how the romans culled a weak unit. They would kill 1 in 10.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimation_(punishment)

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Re:Salesforce will lay off 10% of staff as part of restructu... by xeromal on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @11:09AM (#34247296)
Wow, you're right. It's a decimation to the T. Hmmmm.
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Re:Salesforce will lay off 10% of staff as part of restructu... by tibbydudeza on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @02:58PM (#34250566)
There is also "Muskification" as seen at Twitter.
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