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Which tech companies are ‘bloated’ and could see mass layoffs like Twitter?

It’s becoming clear that Twitter will not crash and die because of the firings that happened there. Which other companies are similarly bloated and can see mass layoffs and will still continue working well?

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SwirlyPretzel
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Google28mo

Google for sure. 178k employees, do you really need that many folks to run a tech company 😅

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana
Stealth28mo

Yep, it's truly gonna come down soon at Google if things remain the way they are

JazzyTaco
JazzyTaco
FirstSource Solutions28mo

Google makes about 16 billion profit a year after everything. I think they will be fine.

DizzyBoba
DizzyBoba
Student28mo
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(1) Reduce cost of human capital -> (2) Post better EBITDA numbers in earnings calls -> (3) Get big bonuses and sell ...

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It makes sense for company to layoff overpaid employees & hire similar skilled employee at lower salary.. Isn't it?

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This is actually happening in every company. I personally went thought this and have no motivation to work because I don’t when my email will be logged out.

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by SparklyWalrusSpinny

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Hope they get their severance packages (I mean salary).

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Shame on the founders to keep lying to their employees a week back. They painted the salary issue as minor hiccup and...

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by SparklyBurritoMicrosoft

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The economy went down? Yes. Did it affect all kinds of companies? Yes

Did the banks fire any one? No Did the Railways fire anyone? No Did the media agencies fire anyone? No

Did Large Tech companies and IT fire people? Absolute...

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Not the way it works. It's a function of how fast an industry grows -> The faster it is, the more you have to hire i...

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Looks like people have taken offense to this post and want to continue to protect their tech overlords