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Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by onlyrealcuzzo on Monday October 16, 2023 @12:37PM (#37902431)
Doesn't need to be the same quality if it's 1/5th the price.

Businesses care about profits - not quality.

Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by halfmatthalfcat on Monday October 16, 2023 @12:51PM (#37902654)
That will only last so long until consumers reject the terrible quality and move on to another, higher quality competitor - so the wheel will continue to turn and high quality developers will still be hired to produce high quality work.
Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by bogtog on Monday October 16, 2023 @03:45PM (#37905342)
An Indian employee's salary being 1/5th of an American's, doesn't mean their cost to the company is only 1/5th. There is a general organizational/overhead cost to taking on more people. This cost, for one additional person, may be higher than even the American's salary
Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by smsm42 on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @04:09AM (#37911929)
In order to get a baby in 1 month just hire 9 women!