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Re:Google gave investors a $70B buyback,and laid off 12,000 ... by RestlessMind on Sunday May 12, 2024 @10:23PM (#40339262)
If you wanna split hairs - "Hiring" happens only when a contract is signed between a candidate and a company. A candidate can choose not to sign, thus preventing hiring process to complete.

In the spirit of the overall thread, specifically re: your comment "IMO there is a much bigger responsibility on the company,because they are the stronger side and the one that has the last word on hiring someone." - a company is not always on the stronger side. In 2021, a lot of workers had the upper hand.

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Re:Google gave investors a $70B buyback,and laid off 12,000 ... by darkwater on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @04:49AM (#40352976)
It still doesn't matter that much when talking about short average tenure. Obviously in a hot market it is going to be more complicated for companies to retain talent, but being a successful company is not an easy task in any case.
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