L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoThe U.S. economy is booming. So why are tech companies laying off workers?www.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkThe U.S. economy is booming. So why are tech companies laying off workers?www.washingtonpost.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square36fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareVubDapple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46arrow-down2·7 months agoLaying people off is a way to juice the stock price in the short term. So perhaps the “economy is booming” because of the layoffs?
minus-squaredustyData@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-27 months agoAbsolutely, layoffs are exactly why some tech companies can boast of record profits.
Laying people off is a way to juice the stock price in the short term. So perhaps the “economy is booming” because of the layoffs?
Absolutely, layoffs are exactly why some tech companies can boast of record profits.