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Re:Google workers in London stage walkout over job cuts by nonethewiser on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @11:49AM (#35441556)
Well all of those encourage the best people to leave. Why would Google want to keep everyone at the expense of their top talent?
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Re:Google workers in London stage walkout over job cuts by danpalmer on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @05:31AM (#35451505)
Voluntary redundancy does not mean that anyone can choose to be laid off, but rather that anyone can apply. The company could reject applications from critical people.

Sabbaticals tend to increase retention, as those with long tenure can take a break without quitting.

And anyway, the company doesn't necessarily only want to cut the "bottom talent", they may want to cut expensive talent.

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