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The public already knows: the headcount graph trended upwards and accelerated in recent years until recently. I joke with people in another department that we'
by 1letterunixname 4y ago
The public already knows: the headcount graph trended upwards and accelerated in recent years until recently.
I joke with people in another department that we're a poaching ground for TikTok. Mostly, I work with people who have been at the company many years and are senior production engineers, so I can't appreciate dotcom-style spending in non-engineering business units. For the same space, Alphabet has 10x headcount compared to us.
- vineyardmike 4y agoIs this actually true though? The data seems to suggest that for most companies the trend was constant, and they just reached a point where it was no longer economical, which was exacerbated by hiring freezes halting attrition. https://stratechery.com/2023/tech-layoffs-big-techs-hiring-rates-microsofts-vr-layoffs/ https://stratechery.com/2023/tech-layoffs-big-techs-hiring-r...