• melfie@lemmy.zip
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    21 hours ago

    The article has specific advice about how to make sure the layoffs are a wise decision before cutting the jobs. In the movie, Office Space, they had consultants interviewing everyone and determining who is adding value or not. I guess those were the good ol’ days and now we’ve gotten to the point where the only consideration is whether this will make the numbers look good this quarter.

    • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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      21 hours ago

      Absolutely correct. Literally the only thing that matters is quarterly earnings.

      That’s why everything you buy and use sucks now and is perpetually getting shittier.

      • Repple (she/her)@lemmy.world
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        19 hours ago

        As always, Star Trek knows what’s up:

        The speed of technological advancement isn’t nearly as important as short term quarterly gains. - Quark s4e7 (little green men)