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Re:Amazon has raised the number of jobs it plans to cut 18,000 by mc32 on Thursday January 05, 2023 @09:59AM (#34260472)
I know it's hard. I don't wish it --but at the same time many people _got_ jobs _because_ companies overhired. Had they not, then many people would have had no job at all or would have had to take lesser jobs. Just imagine 25% tech across the board if they had kept their belts tight. How many people would have not gotten that tech job over the last two to three years? That would suck even more.
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Re:Amazon has raised the number of jobs it plans to cut 18,000 by jacobsenscott on Thursday January 05, 2023 @10:13AM (#34260699)
Why do you assume they over hired, vs using this as a cludgal to force the remaining employees to work longer hours to pick up the slack, and drive down salaries at the same time?
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Re:Amazon has raised the number of jobs it plans to cut 18,000 by 0x4974h on Thursday January 05, 2023 @10:07AM (#34260582)
All of them would have found work elsewhere. Or what's even more likely -- already had work, but Amazon lured them with slightly higher comp.
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