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		pdntspa on Feb 10, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Yahoo will lay off 20% of staff, or 1600 people I don't know, up until this year tech's attitude towards headcount seems to suggest that higher numbers make for happier managers. Which means that emotion is driving hiring which does, in fact, make it done out of the kindness of their hearts.

etothepii on Feb 10, 2023 [–]

This is an interesting take but maybe the kindness of their pay packets would be closer to the truth.

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