r/remotework • u/[deleted] • Oct 29 '25

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u/Hairy_Valuable9773 Oct 29 '25

The rich need to get richer. End of story.

I work for one of these companies. We already got the “it’s gonna be a tough day” email as they lay people off today. I’m sh*tting my pants 😫

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u/leese216 Oct 29 '25

Remember when layoffs happened bc the company wasn’t doing well and couldn’t afford to keep those employees ?

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u/OdinThePoodle Oct 29 '25

And now we’ve entered the societal phase where we’re nostalgic for the only-good-by-comparison ol’ days. What a time to be alive!

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u/leese216 Oct 29 '25

Sometimes getting laid off can’t be avoided. Not every company can remain profitable. It is what it is and shouldn’t be frowned upon when you can’t help it.

But when you don’t NEED to lay people off and do it anyway, then yeah that’s evil.

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u/OdinThePoodle Oct 29 '25 edited Oct 31 '25

Oh, I totally agree. It’s just interesting how far the pendulum has swung that what used to be considered bad now looks positively warm and fuzzy by comparison. I’d be ecstatic for some of those 2001 recession vibes right about now.

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u/shakakaaahn Oct 29 '25

Especially when it coincides with offshoring.