layoffs
Cannot help but notice that even the 'big names', those well-known in the community, etc. in a lot of tech places are starting to get laid off with barely any notice, in addition to just about everyone else, and am now wondering who tech companies are actually still employing
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@joepie91 they’re probably laying off based on salary and the big names are closer to their salary cap than new hires with less experience who got screwed over because corporations make discussing your pay a taboo topic in the US.
re: layoffs, capitalism cynicism, relevant video
@KuJoe @joepie91 Honestly, I think it's more that shareholders like the idea that companies are laying off people than any sort of basis of "I should fire this person" or "I should fire based on this criteria". This video is more tied to the video game industry, but I feel like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-653Z1val8s does a good job explaining that theory.
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And like, I'm not saying that "big names getting laid off" is some kind of perfect indicator of anything, it's just that they seemed to be the last ones still standing after the past few waves of firings