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Seems like around 2010 they had a big dev layoff in Bentonville, and then were hiring soon after, which I remember as being quite pecluliar. Is this layoff a l
by marktangotango 10y ago
Seems like around 2010 they had a big dev layoff in Bentonville, and then were hiring soon after, which I remember as being quite pecluliar.
Is this layoff a leading indicator of the dev job market bubble bursting?
- jerrycruncher 10y agoI think it's more likely an indication that the folks in Bentonville figured out that their expensive SV shop spent a lot of time and money doing things (like, oh, writing their own app server[1]) that weren't critical to improving sales on Wal-Mart's website. [1] http://electrode.io http://electrode.io
- laredo312 10y agoI'm wondering if that's a symptom of too many people and therefore more free time for open source projects like electrode. If that's the case, I wonder if hiring decision makers are held accountable for over-hiring?