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Hiring H1Bs post layoffs adds distraction to the real problem at hand. Google's 10k layoff was simply not justified by management's soulless explanation. The c
by bhawks 3y ago
Hiring H1Bs post layoffs adds distraction to the real problem at hand.
Google's 10k layoff was simply not justified by management's soulless explanation. The company is a technical and financial juggernaut. It is still hiring. The only problem they faced is they wanted to pivot their headcount investment on a grand scale and did not want to deal with the typical horse trading reorgs take.
Tldr Google's layoffs was just an example of leadership taking the easy way out and it also is a time in the macro economy where wall street will award a layoff.
- jimsimmons 3y agoLayoffs and removing staplers are management’s way of saying good times are over. They want to stop rest and vest culture. It has nothing to do with actual value of those employees or the financial necessity
- bhawks 3y agoManagement is captured by rest and vest itself.
- azurezyq 3y agoLayoff == rapid re-org You can achieve the same goal by redistributing the workforce / head counts across groups and wait for natural attritions, but it has some major downsides: * Slow due to endless debates and deals across all levels * Good people may leave before mediocre ones, since the latter may be difficult to leave. I don't think layoffs are good. But I think once you've located the problem, solving it sooner may be better than leaving it for further development.