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[-] GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world 35 points 11 months ago

Tell that to the hundreds of thousands of tech employees laid off during record profits in the tech industry

[-] Aleric@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

My dad worked in the semiconductor industry. As kids, we just knew that occasionally dad would be spending more time with us at home. As an adult, now I just see how frequently he got laid off.

The industry could have had more than enough money to keep everyone afloat during downturns but so much of the profit was funneled to the do-nothing class. Shareholders.

[-] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 2 points 11 months ago

What's interesting is a family friend I know gets laid off twice a year in his unionized workplace at a steel mill(?), but he always gets the same job back. The company just can't afford to keep everyone on staff during slow months. He makes bank though, so it works out

[-] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

So what? Developers can get new jobs elsewhere. Are you saying people can't get laid off of there's a union?

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