I don’t quite understand why everyone here is so defensive about what seems like a pretty common practice in a takeover. Do all developers have equal skill and

I don’t quite understand why everyone here is so defensive about what seems like a pretty common practice in a takeover. Do all developers have equal skill and productivity? Should developers pulling down FAANG-like salaries be given infinite slack? “Oh I see you’ve only attended meetings and haven’t written a line of code for a month. I’m so glad the company I invested $44B into is paying you $50K a month!” It’s not uncommon in the wider industry to have to re-apply for your own job. People fail and aren’t rehired because all too often they weren’t actually that productive. That could be their own fault, or the organisation’s fault for over hiring. Either way, they’re dead weight and the only way to profitability is to make them redundant. It’s tough, but this is what capitalism is all about! Work is not a charity…