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AI bonuses, unfortunately, do not translate to job security for employees in other divisions.

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[–] nightm4re@feddit.org 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

ummm... 👉👈 Tax the rich, maybe?

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 6 points 3 weeks ago

Providing nothing that isn't covered by other areas of the business, while profiting off the misery of others?

Guillotine.

[–] apotheotic 5 points 3 weeks ago

$30.6m/2000 is $15.3k per employee laid off, basically a full time minimum wage job. Fucking unreal that you can justify one person getting a raise that could support 2000 people's entire livelihood. Obviously, these Microsoft employees were not earning minimum wage, but its still outrageous.

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

When CEOs say they feel it when they need to do layoffs, I think they mean in their wallets.

[–] _____@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

they probably don't feel anything when making any kind of purchase, it's more like raw unfiltered greed

[–] jared@mander.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago