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		eru on June 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FTC sues Adobe for hiding fees and inhibiting canc... Empire building is fun! And the press you get for hiring more people is infinitely nicer than when you announce layoffs and other cost cutting measures.

marcosdumay on June 18, 2024 [–]

It looks like the US software companies replace all of their employees every 6 years without any action, whether they want it or not.

You don't need a layoff to migrate a product into minimum maintenance.

eru on June 19, 2024 | [–]

Natural attrition is unlikely to leave you with the kinds of people you want for effective maintenance.

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