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Why would you think that? It's relatively uncommon for companies to transition employees when they decide to remove whole business functions.
by kasey_junk 10y ago
Why would you think that? It's relatively uncommon for companies to transition employees when they decide to remove whole business functions.
- maxxxxx 10y agoIt seems stupid that they just throw away talented people. And then they pay millions for talented people through buying startups.
- addicted 10y agoWell, buying failing startups because of their engineers also helps pad exec investments in those startups. Keeping an employee does not.
- rhizome 10y agoPenny-wise and pound-foolish perhaps, but Apple absolutely doesn't have a cash flow problem that would get in the way of any flavor of these decisions.
- Naritai 10y agoRarely if ever are the laid-off people talented in the same area that those who are acquihired are.
- mgkimsal 10y agopeople have different talents and skills that are valued differently over time.
- serf 10y agoApple famously renames positions in order to 'softly' get rid of an employee. That's why I would personally think along similar lines.
- microtherion 10y ago"famously"? Could you name a few cases? I've heard of this practice in other companies, but never at Apple.