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Re:Gitlab to lay off 7% of staff by FollowingTheDao on Thursday February 09, 2023 @09:46AM (#34724679)
> tech companies are doing this because it's the trendy thing to do,

No, they are doing this because we are in a recession and businesses are always the first to know and labor is the last to know.

Re:Gitlab to lay off 7% of staff by waboremo on Thursday February 09, 2023 @10:06AM (#34725020)
It's not purely about the recession. If it was, they would halt hiring, keep talent, trim executive bonuses, and be precise about where dead weight exists. Not 5%+ layoffs of major teams and roles.

You see other industries, they're laying people off sure, but we're not talking 5%+. They're doing the above, being more precise about their spending. Like Blackrock, huge losses, and still "only" let go of 500/16000, ~3%.

You will not see tech companies balloon to the same number of employees ever again, if anything they will continue to shrink astronomically. No matter what happens to the economy, as these decisions are not because of the recession or the pandemic, both of those reasons are amplifiers not sources.

Re:Gitlab to lay off 7% of staff by FollowingTheDao on Thursday February 09, 2023 @10:31AM (#34725406)
Well, I am glad top see so many people deluded and thinking we are not in a recession. The only reason it doe snot look like a recession yet is because inflation is still higher then the Fed Rate. This is why the Industrials are not layoff as many people yet.

> You will not see tech companies balloon to the same number of employees ever again

I remember people sating this in 1999.

> both of those reasons are amplifiers

Nope, they are canaries in the coal mine.

Re:Gitlab to lay off 7% of staff by Apocryphon on Thursday February 09, 2023 @12:27PM (#34727589)
Re:Gitlab to lay off 7% of staff by FollowingTheDao on Thursday February 09, 2023 @12:57PM (#34728229)
I feel that people do not understand Macro economics and the complexities of this market with inflated asset prices from years of near zero interest rates. You cannot compare numbers

Economic indicators may look solid, but why? I assert it is because the Fed rate is STILL below the inflation rate. This is why the housing market has not totally seized up yet. The next inflation numbers will be high and then you will see people scrambling again.

Re:Gitlab to lay off 7% of staff by Apocryphon on Thursday February 09, 2023 @02:32PM (#34729905)
Well, we'll see if next Tuesday will be a Bloody Valentine.
Re:Gitlab to lay off 7% of staff by waboremo on Thursday February 09, 2023 @10:51PM (#34735390)
>thinking we are not in a recession

Nowhere was that stated. Hopefully you understand that both we are in a recession, and you are being misled as to why these layoffs are happening are both true. As stated, if it was purely because of the recession, the likes of Blackrock would also be hitting 5%+ layoff numbers.

Re:Gitlab to lay off 7% of staff by mr_00ff00 on Thursday February 09, 2023 @03:40PM (#34731074)
Considering a recession is two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth…

No, we are not in a recession

Re:Gitlab to lay off 7% of staff by FollowingTheDao on Thursday February 09, 2023 @07:31PM (#34733884)
What corporations, consider recession, and what the Fed considers a recession or two different things.

Now, Yahoo is letting off all these people. That does not happen during recession. If you follow what the Fed says about recessions, you’ll be left behind.

Re:Gitlab to lay off 7% of staff by biftek on Thursday February 09, 2023 @05:43PM (#34732771)
We aren't in a recession