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I had a friend of mine that was let go from MS after 25 years. I was under the same impression. Thinking the dude was probably not doing anything productive. Bu

I had a friend of mine that was let go from MS after 25 years. I was under the same impression. Thinking the dude was probably not doing anything productive. But then, he shows me all his positive feedback that he got on his reviews…shit does not add up. My guess is, they created this big layoff list. Now they trigger competition, so they can higher at lower pay and get same results. This is just my take at this. I never worked for any FAANG, and I will never do so. But it was just shocking, not surprised but just shocked for my friend. Maybe they were just cutting out big salary paid people. Idk. These people devoted their lives and got shafted.

eternalban 4y ago
Isn't this obvious? The quiet quitting and demands for remaining at wfh coupled with other corporations cranking up prices for their products (from energy to bread) made for an uppity worker class. Musk practically telegraphed the corporate leadership consensus as the way to address this. Extreme job insecurity will do its magic. p.s. the interesting thing to find out is how your friend's former coworkers, peers and juniors, who got to hear about his layoff are taking the news. Shocked? 'Shocked into what' line of queries could enlighten the forum as to the 'wisdom' of company X's payroll triage.
- t-writescode 4y ago
  > quiet quitting Working one's wage.