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Re:Spotify will reduce total headcount by 17% across the com... by whiddershins on Monday December 04, 2023 @08:51AM (#38517170)
It’s also not $150k/year. Employees cost far more than their salary.
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Re:Spotify will reduce total headcount by 17% across the com... by AdamN on Monday December 04, 2023 @09:49AM (#38517938)
Rule of thumb is double. So if you're average total comp is $150k then total cost for each of those employees is $300k/employee (office, expenses, HVAC, insurance, etc..)
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