Why Layoffs Don't Work

Re:Why Layoffs Don't Work by echoangle on Sunday March 09, 2025 @11:05AM (#43309630)

> where the players are allowed to bet on themselves

Wouldn't that be insider trading? You can't short your own company before announcing bad things to make money from it.

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Re:Why Layoffs Don't Work by slackernews9 on Sunday March 09, 2025 @02:02PM (#43311860)

If you think the rich people haven't invented a way around those pesky "rules"...

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Re:Why Layoffs Don't Work by echoangle on Sunday March 09, 2025 @03:05PM (#43312495)

Well people are also betting on themselves in sport betting so if we account for ignoring the rules, I don't see why the qualfiier that betting on yourself is allowed would be needed.

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