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Laid-off techies face 'sense of impending doom' with job cuts at highest since dot-com crash (www.cnbc.com)
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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

If only we could, like, not be fired at any time for no reason. There's no reason for any of it, because any cost savings to a company like Google are infinitesimal. They just do it because shitty consultants tell them that's the road to higher profit margin increases.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I find it hilarious how techies always thought that they were too good for unions.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

I'd be down with a project managers union?