I agree they probably shouldn’t have fired those people, but it’s also true that it was only 5% of the workforce, while we are going into a recession. So it’s not too bad imo
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small44@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Any layoff is serious to me. I think they should reform thise people to be able to contribute to firefox.
Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
demonsword@lemmy.world 9 months ago
So it’s not too bad imo
I bet your opinion would be different if you were one of those who were sacked
shalafi@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It would suck, but skilled programmers and techs can quickly get another job, especially with Mozilla on their resume.
Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
Yeah probably, it would be, unless i had good severance
Kata1yst@kbin.social 9 months ago
But what if they don't need that many people working on Firefox? What if AI, VR, and Network programmers are fundamentally different in skills from a web browser programmer, and don't want to change their career trajectory?
Not every project makes 2x the money with 2x the people. It's the "Why can't 9 Mom's give birth in 1 month" problem. Hell most projects will slow down significantly with an influx like that.
Look, layoffs suck, but it's quid-pro-quo. Employees can leave at any time too. If a company isn't abusive or arbitrary with their layoff decisions, has decent layoff benefits, and doesn't refuse to give job recommendations, it's hard for me to hold it against the employer.