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The Dumbest Move in Tech Right Now: Laying Off Developers Because of AI (ppaolo.substack.com)

submitted 3 days ago by mesamunefire@piefed.social to c/programming@programming.dev

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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They dont usually have benefits (eg: health insurance) or time off

[–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Even accounting for that (at least in countries with national healthcare), they're definitely more expensive than regular employees.

[–] namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago

You're right, but I think the main reason companies like it is because it's easier to get rid of contractors than full-time employees.

[–] potpotato@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Employees are a liability on the balance sheet whereas contractors are just lumped into a project cost.

Healthcare is only a fraction of fringe costs — employer payroll tax, unemployment insurance, facilities and admin…