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> Its main reason to hire is to deny talented programmers to its competitors. Maybe they think that they don't really have competitors at this point, or rather
by avidiax 3y ago
> Its main reason to hire is to deny talented programmers to its competitors.
Maybe they think that they don't really have competitors at this point, or rather, no competitors that can meaningfully reduce the market share in key areas, or competitors that are in a position to hire the laid off employees.
- johnnyanmac 3y agoYeah, pretty much. I think Meta was more or less on record saying this back in the early 2010's. I think by the late 2010's they stopped doing this because they are well established in the market now.