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Re:The 'white-collar bloodbath' is all part of the AI hype m... by ghaff on Saturday May 31, 2025 @05:19PM (#44146980)
40 hours/week is of course just an established norm for a lot of people and companies. But two 20 hour/week folks tend to cost more than one 40 hour/week person for all sorts of reasons.
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Re:The 'white-collar bloodbath' is all part of the AI hype m... by babuloseo on Saturday May 31, 2025 @06:09PM (#44147272)
source?
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Re:The 'white-collar bloodbath' is all part of the AI hype m... by ghaff on Saturday May 31, 2025 @06:24PM (#44147347)
Well, for starters people probably want health insurance in the US which often starts at some percentage of full-time. Various other benefits. Then two people are probably just more overhead to manage than one. Though they may offer more flexibility.
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