News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The Fed says this is a cube of $1M. They're off by half a million. Parent comment

Re:The Fed says this is a cube of $1M. They're off by half a... by RajT88 on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @04:16PM (#44448317)
I definitely know people who do almost nothing (they mostly show up to meetings and don't talk), and get paid really well because they can tell stories decently about their impact, and nobody seemingly has the stomach to throw them under the bus. I get paid better than them for sure, but I'm also at risk of getting laid off because of the practical upshot of being a top contributor. I am sure I will eventually get laid off, and they will outlast me at this company.

The tech industry is insane. While my "Nothing from my end" joke was tongue-in-cheek, it's parodying a very real dynamic.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The Fed says this is a cube of $1M. They're off by half a... by Yhippa on Monday July 07, 2025 @02:11PM (#44493118)
> I'm also at risk of getting laid off because of the practical upshot of being a top contributor

Can you explain this to my pea brain?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The Fed says this is a cube of $1M. They're off by half a... by RajT88 on Friday July 11, 2025 @01:20PM (#44534775)
Layoffs which are for cost savings sometimes target people with high salaries, because you can save more money with a single person being laid off. Those types of layoffs target the top earners and bottom performers.

I have seen it. People who have been with the company for decades, people who were principal level, people who always had awesome performance reviews.

[ Parent | on HN ]