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Perhaps, but one does have to wonder why the US favors making life easier for founders and venture capitalists over making life more livable for people who aren
by bunderbunder 4mo ago
Perhaps, but one does have to wonder why the US favors making life easier for founders and venture capitalists over making life more livable for people who aren’t already rich.
Like, a while back my employer had 10% layoffs, and their most profitable year ever, in the same year. There’s a real reason why that happened, ans the reason is that the C suite seriously fucked up on managing the company’s finances. In a sane world they should be the first to bear the consequences. Instead they got fat bonuses while hundreds of people who had no part in creating the problem lost their jobs. And the moral justification for a society that allows this is somehow, “But isn’t it great that it’s easier for privileged people to play fast and loose like that?” That is, at best, circular reasoning.
- matchbok3 4mo agoWould you rather they never hire those people? Because that is one option.
- callmeal 4mo ago>Would you rather they never hire those people? Because that is one option. Yup, and that way those people should be hired by companies who are in it for the long term and not looking just at the next quarter (and using hiring as a way to deny employees to competitors).
- yamillove 4mo ago[flagged]
- smsm42 3mo agoI don't think there exists a company (at least in the US, in Asia they do have "lifetime employment" system even though that gets eroded too) that can promise it will never have a layoff. Did you know any such company that when it hires you it would tell you "we're here for the long term so you will never laid off, no matter what"?
- matchbok3 3mo agoI too was young and idealistic at one point. You should start that company and guarantee that you will never lay anyone off. Will you do it? Why not? Please don't make excuses. If it's easy, you should be able to!
- callmeal 3mo ago>You should start that company and guarantee that you will never lay anyone off. Long term does not mean "never". It just means looking beyond the next quarter and/or hiring based on business needs and not based on hype or a target eps.
- bunderbunder 4mo agoIt’s not like countries that decided against kleptocracy are drowning in unemployment. On the contrary, they often enjoy a happier population, a better standard of living, or both.
- yamillove 4mo agoWell, millions of people risk their lives to come to the USA. There is a reason for that. While many come to be takers and abuse the system, many come because of the freedom to take care of your own destiny without expecting someone else to take care of their lives.
- andriy_koval 4mo ago> Perhaps, but one does have to wonder why the US favors making life easier for founders and venture capitalists over making life more livable for people who aren’t already rich. because US government is more controlled by business interests than population voting power.