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thewebguyd
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Amazon targets as many as 30k corporate job cuts, ...
> After periods of strong growth it’s not unusual for things to need a good cleanup.
30k, nearly 10% of their workforce, isn't a little "cleanup to reduce bloat" it's a massacre.
sunir
62 days ago
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The word decimate is sitting right there.
Insanity
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And in this case actually correct! Decimate is often used to mean “almost wipe out”, but the word actually comes from “killing every 10th person”.. I.e 10% of a group.
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30k, nearly 10% of their workforce, isn't a little "cleanup to reduce bloat" it's a massacre.