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This chaos further lends evidence to the idea that controls around mass redundancy is a good thing. People should lobby for the following: * advance warning

This chaos further lends evidence to the idea that controls around mass redundancy is a good thing. People should lobby for the following: * advance warning * open redundancy processes * mandatory consultation periods * protection that redundancies are justified Redundancy legislation is not just about minimum severance, it's about making sure large companies put in place proper procedures to prevent this kind of chaos. By engaging with the workforce with advance notice (real advance notice that there will be redundancies, not just paying off a severance) and having consultations then redundancies can be minimised and focused where necessary. Not laying off a chunk of workers who a week later you realised you depended on.

sillysaurusx 4y ago
Getting laid off with 90 days pay is hardly the worst thing. I don’t really understand why people are upset. I have empathy for those laid off. I’ve been through it. It’s sucks. But going through something that sucks isn’t automatically a reason to invoke widespread legislation change.
- xnorswap 4y ago
  It's not about compensation or personal circumstance, it's about not having corporations treating your job like a joke and removing you on a whim. And as in this case, it would protect the company too from itself. It might "not be the worst" but it's still something that's better done in a thought out manner after consideration and planning.
- piva00 4y ago
  It's hardly the worst thing until... You just got a new kid and instead of being able to enjoy the first 3 months of life of your kid you will spend 3 months fretting about getting a job. Or maybe you just discovered you have cancer? It sucks, everyone's life is a little different and it will suck for them a bit more or a bit less. The change for the company is losing some productive workforce, balancing the books, showing you are losing less money per day, etc. The change for a person is getting your life completely upended. There's a noticeable power imbalance, why does the worker take the biggest hit to their personal life while the company gets to float away barely scratched? Yes, these are tech workers, earning a lot of money, the power imbalance is still there, the class struggle is still there. Some solidarity would help, it might happen to you in a very delicate moment of your life... On top of that, people are also more upset because the person taking this decision to upend thousands of lives is an asshole. And I feel that workers are getting pretty fucking fed up with assholes dictating their lives.

sillysaurusx 4y ago

Getting laid off with 90 days pay is hardly the worst thing. I don’t really understand why people are upset. I have empathy for those laid off. I’ve been through it. It’s sucks. But going through something that sucks isn’t automatically a reason to invoke widespread legislation change.

xnorswap 4y ago
It's not about compensation or personal circumstance, it's about not having corporations treating your job like a joke and removing you on a whim. And as in this case, it would protect the company too from itself. It might "not be the worst" but it's still something that's better done in a thought out manner after consideration and planning.
piva00 4y ago
It's hardly the worst thing until... You just got a new kid and instead of being able to enjoy the first 3 months of life of your kid you will spend 3 months fretting about getting a job. Or maybe you just discovered you have cancer? It sucks, everyone's life is a little different and it will suck for them a bit more or a bit less. The change for the company is losing some productive workforce, balancing the books, showing you are losing less money per day, etc. The change for a person is getting your life completely upended. There's a noticeable power imbalance, why does the worker take the biggest hit to their personal life while the company gets to float away barely scratched? Yes, these are tech workers, earning a lot of money, the power imbalance is still there, the class struggle is still there. Some solidarity would help, it might happen to you in a very delicate moment of your life... On top of that, people are also more upset because the person taking this decision to upend thousands of lives is an asshole. And I feel that workers are getting pretty fucking fed up with assholes dictating their lives.