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Re:Why “Copycat” Layoffs Won’t Help Tech Companies – Or Thei... by I_AM_A_SMURF on Sunday January 22, 2023 @11:36PM (#34485515)
But the thing is... in tech usually it doesn't work that way. A 15yr tenured L6 is most likely making less than a newly hired L6. Why would you fire the one with experience? I've seen so many of these coming form MS and Google's layoffs.
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Re:Why “Copycat” Layoffs Won’t Help Tech Companies – Or Thei... by indymike on Monday January 23, 2023 @07:40PM (#34497392)
I've rarely seen new hires get paid better than tenured people, but every company does it a different way.

> Why would you fire the one with experience? I've seen so many of these coming form MS and Google's layoffs.

Good question. If performance is equal, and management is keeping the more expensive person, that may be a very serious management issue or even worse, discrimination.

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