• @techt
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      4910 months ago

      35k is a pretty huge amount better than 150k. Are you just trying to say that it sucks either way? Because that I agree with, but when we criticize things, we should at least have the numbers right.

      • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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        Yes, I’m saying he’s a psychopath regardless of the numerical error. He’s talking about destroying the livelihood of tens of thousands of people, just so he can make some more money he doesn’t need, and could never spend. So it doesn’t really matter if it’s 30k, 40k, or 150k. He would propose anything that benefits him personally, regardless of the suffering it causes.

          • Pup Biru
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            910 months ago

            the tech sector is in a bit of a jam right now…it’s actually pretty hard to find work

            • @afraid_of_zombies
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              210 months ago

              Kinda glad I work in government/heavy industry. The highs aren’t very high and the lows aren’t very low. I will never be rich but I also will never be unemployed for over a week by choice.

              • @[email protected]
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                110 months ago

                And those sectors would gladly hire people from the tech sector, but yeah no one will pay you 300k for writing JavaScript

                • @afraid_of_zombies
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                  110 months ago

                  Maybe. If I was hiring someone new under me I would tend to avoid people who worked for Alphabet. Frankly controls+automation is a not a fun field to be in. If you want to get into it you have to be willing to endure it. Can’t exactly have someone who spent their childhood riding horses on their private estate working in a slaughter house.

    • @WoahWoah
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      10 months ago

      You don’t think firing 150,000 people is better or worse than firing 40,000? Ok.

      • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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        I’m saying his complete disregard for these employees as people, with families, and lives, is unaffected by the difference. He’s proposing to fire 30,000+ people so that a number in his portfolio can grow. A number that he doesn’t need, and will never spend. He’s a fucking psychopath, regardless of it being 30k, 40k, or 150k.