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> Why would any company keep more employees than they need? Well I have an answer to this but it's not related to the conversation. Employers keep people empl
by jklinger410 4y ago
> Why would any company keep more employees than they need?
Well I have an answer to this but it's not related to the conversation.
Employers keep people employed as a bargaining chip with the government.
- shadowgovt 4y agoAnd (especially in the case of the top tech companies, like Google, MS, and Amazon) as a hedge against the competition. Employee X may be under-performing relative to their peers, but if they're still going to perform 1.2X the average of your closest competition were they to change companies, you pay them to keep their ass out of the other guy's seat.
- qeternity 4y ago> Employers keep people employed as a bargaining chip with the government. I said this in a comment above, but the question was rhetorical. If you are using employees as a bargaining chip with the government, then by definition these are employees that you need (not sure I fully understand this hypothetical though).
- jklinger410 4y agoNo, they are inessential staff being kept as a bargaining tool. As soon as the tool becomes ineffective, they will be fired. They are the opposite of necessary.
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