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Re:Google gave investors a $70B buyback,and laid off 12,000 ... by HDThoreaun on Sunday May 12, 2024 @01:59PM (#40336237)
Google didnt purposefully overhire. They misread the landscape during covid and then business plans changed.
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Re:Google gave investors a $70B buyback,and laid off 12,000 ... by tim333 on Sunday May 12, 2024 @04:30PM (#40337356)
I don't have personal knowledge here but there are headlines like this https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-over-hired-talent-fake...
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