Big Tech Resumed Hiring Foreign Workers Just Weeks After Layoffs

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Post by AndrewKemendo » Tue, May 16, 2023, 11:29 PM UTC

Re: Big Tech Resumed Hiring Foreign Workers Just Weeks After Layoffs

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Post by TurkishPoptart » Wed, May 17, 2023, 12:11 AM UTC

The best crises are manufactured.

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Post by throw123123123 » Wed, May 17, 2023, 12:14 AM UTC

I don't see why that is inconsistent. Companies doing layoffs keep hiring people, what are the news?

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Post by boomboomsubban » Wed, May 17, 2023, 12:14 AM UTC

Any non-paywall source?

Have the companies stopped hiring domestically? As this seems like normal behavior.

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Post by treeman79 » Wed, May 17, 2023, 12:17 AM UTC

TurkishPoptart wrote: post #2

The best crises are manufactured.

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Post by shihab » Wed, May 17, 2023, 12:17 AM UTC

> Google filed dozens of applications for foreign workers to serve as software engineers...

For comparison, Google laid off 12,000 employees this cycle.

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Post by TexanFeller » Wed, May 17, 2023, 12:18 AM UTC

Once you switch to full remote, why not hire from Central and South America at maybe 1/4 the price of a Californian.

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Post by zaptheimpaler » Wed, May 17, 2023, 12:19 AM UTC

damn its almost like they're hiring and firing people at the same time. crazy stuff. shocking.

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Post by BobTheDestroyer » Wed, May 17, 2023, 12:19 AM UTC

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Post by howinteresting » Wed, May 17, 2023, 12:20 AM UTC

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