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Re:Tech layoffs: Google, Amazon, Snap and Zillow announce ne... by toomuchtodo on Friday November 10, 2023 @02:27PM (#38223345)
Unprofitable companies will die regardless of theater. Commercial real estate will take the hit eventually. Structural demographics means labor supply shortages for at least a decade. Someone has to get paid to declare the King’s intent I suppose.
Re:Tech layoffs: Google, Amazon, Snap and Zillow announce ne... by sheepscreek on Friday November 10, 2023 @06:10PM (#38225819)
> Someone has to get paid to declare the King’s (collectively speaking) intent I suppose.

Can you elaborate on this?

Re:Tech layoffs: Google, Amazon, Snap and Zillow announce ne... by toomuchtodo on Friday November 10, 2023 @06:27PM (#38225950)
https://fortune.com/2023/09/05/amazon-andy-jassy-return-to-o... ("Amazon’s Andy Jassy shouldn’t make return-to-office decisions in an echo chamber of CEOs driven by feelings")

CEOs collectively saying "you must return to office because we say so" driven by feelings, status, etc with media doing the PR lifting.