Re:GitHub to Layoff 10%
by auctoritas on Thursday February 09, 2023 @03:31PM
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If software worked the way managers and business like to imagine it does - define requirements, build app, step away - then this model could work. But we all know that's almost never the case.
Re:GitHub to Layoff 10%
by peoplearepeople on Thursday February 09, 2023 @03:36PM
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Honestly I couldn't tell you what capacity I needed from my reports on a time horizon of even 1 month. Sure we do planning, but it's always wrong.
> It'll be interesting to see if more industries are able to adopt a similar model.
If the US offered some sort universal healthcare this would be much easier to see happen. UH would also be a boon for small business.
That's basically how the movie industry has always worked. Why keep people on your books when you're not actively in production? It's one of those cases where organized labor seems to work out well for all sides. The unions provide talent and craft support when/where it's needed, then they go away when the work is done.
It'll be interesting to see if more industries are able to adopt a similar model. Similar incentives exist, but a company that makes software or hardware isn't an on-again, off-again concern like film production.