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You never hear "Aw man, the new owners are awesome! Everything's so much better now!", it's always a downgrade, usually a significant one. It's never about improvement and always about cutting costs and leaving the buyee company to die.

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[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago

From experience, no

We are trying to stay below a certain headcount so we effectively have a hiring freeze, and our management has been trying to hit unrealistic budget goals for a few years