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During times of stress many companies will create job postings for roles they're not actually going to fill, just as a way to present an image of success.
by datalopers 4y ago
During times of stress many companies will create job postings for roles they're not actually going to fill, just as a way to present an image of success.
- banannaise 4y agoYeah, it sounds like a Goodhart's Law exploit: if public confidence is based on hiring/layoffs, make it look like you're hiring. Especially when your business is based on an intangible "asset" whose only value is public confidence.
- strongpigeon 4y agoThat's a fair take, especially for a market in which the general sentiment impacts them so much. I guess we'd have to see if they fill those positions to prove they ever intended to.