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I think it is fair to say that none of the large tech. companies except Apple managed to hire correctly. Should we also assume that they won’t be able to fire c
by DethNinja 4y ago
I think it is fair to say that none of the large tech. companies except Apple managed to hire correctly. Should we also assume that they won’t be able to fire correctly?
I do believe problems about their talent pipeline or how they utilise it lays deeper than these hiring/firing sprees can solve.
- justinclift 4y ago"Apple hired correctly" was a meme going around recently, but doesn't seem to be true: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34826369 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34826369
- catchnear4321 4y agoA lot of companies are laying off large numbers of FTEs. Linked story indicates that Apple is laying off contractors. These are not the same.
- justinclift 4y agoNot sure I buy that. If they'd "hired correctly", then even contractors wouldn't be getting laid off in large numbers.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoThe whole point of using contractors is you can drop them at a moment’s notice. Why would you bother predicting labor demand in the future? That is the contracted entity’s problem.
- justinclift 4y agoThat's an interesting point. It's one of the differences between US hiring practises, and other countries. Here in Australia, when you're a contractor you have a fixed employment term. That can be extended, depending upon the contract. If an employer decides to cut short the contract (without real cause), that can be an actual problem for the employer.
- pb7 4y agoApple has a lot of contractors working in roles that companies like Google and Meta opt for FTEs instead so it's similar.