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What do you want them to do, lay-off existing employees instead?

by samcheng 4y ago

SantalBlush 4y ago
They could be more forward-looking when making hiring decisions.
dehrmann 4y ago
The average new hire should be a better fit for the company than a bottom 25% performer.
ProjectArcturis 4y ago
They should have planned better and not made the offers in the first place?
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ghusto 4y ago
They said the new employees were told that their offer would be upheld at least up until 2 weeks before it wasn't. So what I'd expect them to do is not be terrible human beings.
batch12 4y ago
Maybe plan ahead, deal with the choice and bring the person on and find a way to make it work, or pay a severance. It's a real shit thing to do, especially considering that prospects may have begun offboarding from their existing employer for an opportunity.
- bequanna 4y ago
  This is a business. Yea, a shitty thing to do but they don’t owe those people a job. Unfortunately, I think we have a large contingent of people like yourself that haven’t been thru a deep downturn and have grown used to the endless perks that have been thrown at tech employees and think it is normal. You should expect the power dynamic in the labor/employee relationship to shift quickly to employer as macro conditions continue to deteriorate. In other words, don’t expect your next employer will let you bring your dog to work.
  - SantalBlush 4y ago
    If you're going to take this position, then don't complain when employees only look out for their own interests as well (for example, the topic of this post.)
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aaomidi 4y ago
Be more fiscally responsible. Isn’t that the advice rich people keep giving people living in poverty? I think expecting that from a multi billion dollar company is actually realistic don’t you?
axlee 4y ago
Shareholders to eat the costs and own up to their mistake. Employees shouldn't be the ones always getting the short end of the stick.

What do you want them to do, lay-off existing employees instead?

SantalBlush 4y ago

They could be more forward-looking when making hiring decisions.

dehrmann 4y ago

The average new hire should be a better fit for the company than a bottom 25% performer.

ProjectArcturis 4y ago

They should have planned better and not made the offers in the first place?

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ghusto 4y ago

They said the new employees were told that their offer would be upheld at least up until 2 weeks before it wasn't. So what I'd expect them to do is not be terrible human beings.

batch12 4y ago

Maybe plan ahead, deal with the choice and bring the person on and find a way to make it work, or pay a severance. It's a real shit thing to do, especially considering that prospects may have begun offboarding from their existing employer for an opportunity.

bequanna 4y ago
This is a business. Yea, a shitty thing to do but they don’t owe those people a job. Unfortunately, I think we have a large contingent of people like yourself that haven’t been thru a deep downturn and have grown used to the endless perks that have been thrown at tech employees and think it is normal. You should expect the power dynamic in the labor/employee relationship to shift quickly to employer as macro conditions continue to deteriorate. In other words, don’t expect your next employer will let you bring your dog to work.
- SantalBlush 4y ago
  If you're going to take this position, then don't complain when employees only look out for their own interests as well (for example, the topic of this post.)
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aaomidi 4y ago

Be more fiscally responsible. Isn’t that the advice rich people keep giving people living in poverty? I think expecting that from a multi billion dollar company is actually realistic don’t you?

axlee 4y ago

Shareholders to eat the costs and own up to their mistake. Employees shouldn't be the ones always getting the short end of the stick.