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Re:Why “Copycat” Layoffs Won’t Help Tech Companies – Or Thei... by willmadden on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:36AM (#34505965)
What is BS? I don't understand the context of your reply.

I agree that large tech companies invest in stupid/frivolous projects during bull markets and over-hire/acquire. They also tend to neglect their core products, focusing on extracting money from those with an established network effect instead of improving the services.

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Re:Why “Copycat” Layoffs Won’t Help Tech Companies – Or Thei... by petre on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @12:04PM (#34506440)
> What is BS?

HR measuring employee productivity and surgically laying off non-productive empmployes, boosting the morale of top performers. /s

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Re:Why “Copycat” Layoffs Won’t Help Tech Companies – Or Thei... by willmadden on Thursday January 26, 2023 @08:13PM (#34541240)
HR? It's not HR. It's competition. Unless your company is a monopoly or protected in some way by the government through regulation, if you do not do that, you go out of business. I can tell you aren't a startup founder.
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