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Re:The layoffs will continue until (investor) morale improves by pc86 on Monday March 27, 2023 @09:00AM (#35326125)
It's important to keep in mind we're talking about engineers, who make good money. Unless you're already making very bad financial decisions, nobody on HN is getting evicted because your raise is 4% instead of 6%.

These are all very good arguments for why people making $15/hr should get regular raises to keep pace with inflation as a matter of course, not a very good argument for why someone making $200k copy-pasting JavaScript from StackOverflow should.

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Re:The layoffs will continue until (investor) morale improves by CapstanRoller on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @12:10AM (#35335820)
>nobody on HN is getting evicted because your raise is 4% instead of 6%

That's an unfounded assertion. I know plenty of software devs & other tech industry folks who cannot afford a house and are being squeezed by relentless rent increases (myself included). Many on the lower end of the pay range are a layoff away from homelessness.

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