LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineering teams

Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by paxys on Monday October 16, 2023 @12:25PM (#37902183)

In the US maybe, but there is plenty of top talent in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune etc. A couple decades ago they would have all been lining up to immigrate to the US, but with the impossible visa situation and a thriving local startup scene no one really wants to leave anymore.

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Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by bluGill on Monday October 16, 2023 @12:35PM (#37902390)

There are a lot of great labor in India, but great does not come cheap. Cheaper than the bay area, or even the midwest, but still not cheap by world standards. You can pay engineers in Germany for similar or less in total compensation. (but good luck finding them)

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Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by tejinderss on Monday October 16, 2023 @01:20PM (#37903094)

Yeah but you have strict labour laws in Eu, which basically dont exist in india. This is wet dreams of the corporations.

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Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by bluGill on Monday October 16, 2023 @02:36PM (#37904126)

For great labor it doesn't matter as great engineers know they can demand better treatment. For a average engineers you can get by with a lot more.

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Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by omscs99 on Monday October 16, 2023 @12:47PM (#37902593)

> no one really wants to leave anymore.

According to what exactly?

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Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by janalsncm on Monday October 16, 2023 @03:50PM (#37905422)

This may be true, but finding these workers will be much more difficult. An American with a CS degree from a state school is a known entity, more or less. Someone with a 9.5/10 GPA from an Indian school is a question mark.

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