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.
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.
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.
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)