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A comment on Google layoffs Jan 20, 2023 – California WARN public records. Parent comment

Re:Google layoffs Jan 20, 2023 – California WARN public records by lr4444lr on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @09:38PM (#34621336)
Maybe he led a lot projects that simply didn't pay off, a luxury in more cash flush times.
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Re:Google layoffs Jan 20, 2023 – California WARN public records by whateveracct on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @09:53PM (#34621437)
That assumes that managers doing layoffs have a good "hit rate."

Cmon - they don't know what the fuck they're doing. They definitely aren't the ones actually making a difference. Which is why layoffs are so funny. It's like the blind leading the blind.

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Re:Google layoffs Jan 20, 2023 – California WARN public records by blululu on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @10:28PM (#34621663)
Or maybe she just got unlucky. Attributing skillful planning/execution to a company that publicly announced that it has made a series of large mistakes seems like a stretch.
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