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Re:Today I've made the difficult decision to reduce the size... by orochimaaru on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @08:14PM (#48030531)
>>> And AI clowns will cheer and applaud this, not seeing that they're now doing the job of 5(!) people with the same salary. Why is nobody talking about this?

I don't think anyone is applauding this. The only people applauding stuff like this are the CEO's of Anthropic (because that means more tokens/profit). Most other CEO's in big tech have toned down the rhetoric big-time.

The job of 5 people being done with the same salary is a function of the job market. It's an employers market now. So stuff like this happens. If you had an employee's market this wouldn't happen.

fwiw - and this is a separate topic. If health insurance were de-linked from employment most people would flee the job market on their own.

Re:Today I've made the difficult decision to reduce the size... by tokioyoyo on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @08:24PM (#48030594)
> health insurance were de-linked from employment most people would flee the job market

That would be visible in all major markets outside of the US, no?

Re:Today I've made the difficult decision to reduce the size... by blharr on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @10:47PM (#48031544)
Many major markets outside the US have much stronger work-life balance. Isn't that the takeaway?