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trunkswd on 03 July 2025
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Ryuu96 said:
trunkswd said:

So they layoff thousands to hire thousands. How does that make any sense? I get not everyone can do every job, but why not shift as many as possible to other roles you want to expand?!

  • Layoff thousands to boost the share-price.
  • Rehire thousands because they need them.
  • Layoff thousands to boost the share-price.

These layoffs are always carefully timed for the end of quarters or start of fiscal years.

They're just using their employees as pawns on a chess board to please the billionaire shareholders and playing with peoples livelihoods.

Microsoft might not have been as profitable as it is now, but I prefer how things were under Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.



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