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[–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 32 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Honestly the "laying people off after launch" speaks volumes of the teams that do the same; can you not work multiple projects and shift people to the other one until it's complete?

The layoffs seem more like "line must go up'" than any kind of "we can no longer afford you now the job is done".

I'm probably preaching to the choir.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 10 hours ago

The layoffs seem more like "line must go up'"

This is literally always the case

[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 14 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, totally.

I really dislike the dishonesty. If you're always going to lay-off/downsize/insert-capitalist-euphemism-here after each project is done then stop hiring people as staff and hire them as contractors instead. Make it clear from the start it's not a permanent position.

[–] BlaestEgnen@feddit.dk 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

But that's more expensive, as people demand 50-100% more salary as a contractor; Line must go up faster

[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 2 points 12 hours ago

Yup, exactly 👍