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Companies like Google, Microsoft, and Ford know exactly what they're doing. They force people back to the office, fully aware that many will quit rather than comply. It’s a calculated move, fewer severance payouts, no unemployment costs, and a cleaner reputation than official layoffs. If they admitted the truth, there'd be backlash but frame it as "collaboration" or "culture" and suddenly no one questions it. The worst part is that the outdated boomer narrative still lets them get away with it. It's not about work it's about control and cost-cutting, wrapped in buzzwords.

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago

I love how the Dead Sea Effect has been a thing forever, and yet companies still do this 'downsizing by cruelty' like they won't shed any talent who is at all portable.