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[-] dill@lemmy.one 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lmfao, surely they saw this coming. Any one have a way around the pay wall?

[-] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 42 points 1 year ago

May even be intentional. That's a nice way to fire half your staff without actually firing anyone.

[-] penguin@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago

It's a nice way to fire the the most competent half.

[-] gridleaf@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Also likely their most expensive half. If the app is mostly feature-complete and in maintenance mode, they may believe the juniors can handle it. Whether they actually can or not is TBD.

[-] DietBajaBlast@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Yes, 100% intentional. Musk has done this a couple times

[-] DigitalPortkey@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

This is literally the point. "Entitled tech workers childishly resign over requests to return to office" is a much, much better headline then "Grindr lays off half its staff".

They're doing it on purpose. It's no longer about some old school mentality of "butts in seats " and micromanaging...these companies have realized this is a way to massively cut costs without the hit in stock price/public opinion.

We need to stop falling for this "they are so old fashioned lol" narrative, because they're all more than happy to let you believe that.

[-] _number8_@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

these places are telling on themselves making it a 'requirement'. obviously it's shittier in every way, if it was somehow exciting and fun and collaborative it would be a welcome announcement.

we need better WFH laws, this could literally revolutionize society and it's being rolled back because some rich dickheads starting gambling on office buildings

[-] londos@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Grindr at half mast.

[-] SquishyPandaDev@yiffit.net 1 points 1 year ago

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes

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