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Re:Microsoft to lay off 11,000 employees by daveslash on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @04:22PM (#34419391)
re >> #1 priority on increasing head count to grow empires and get promotions.

I'm sure that's the case always, but I'm convinced it's the case more often than many of us realize. I also recall this being discussed in David Graeber's book "Bullshit Jobs"

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Re:Microsoft to lay off 11,000 employees by daveslash on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @10:25PM (#34423090)
Edit: It's been too long, so I can't edit my comment. But I meant to say "not the case always".
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