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Not just the past 2-3 years. Many people at google semi-half-joked-not-joked that they could cut half the staff without a single dollar of revenue disappearing

Not just the past 2-3 years. Many people at google semi-half-joked-not-joked that they could cut half the staff without a single dollar of revenue disappearing back in 2014-2015 time period.

sjburt 4y ago
That was almost a bragging point for quite a while. It was definitely not hip to work on ads or even search.
eqmvii 4y ago
Common at many companies. Revenue comes in and managers build their little empires, justifying it as they go.