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It's roughly six thousand people's jobs (estimated base on headcount from last year), for anyone wondering. I don't know why they make you do the math, or provi
by CSSer 1y ago
It's roughly six thousand people's jobs (estimated base on headcount from last year), for anyone wondering. I don't know why they make you do the math, or provide such a fuzzy statistic.
- mandeepj 1y ago> I don't know why they make you do the math, or provide such a fuzzy statistic. Because uncalculated 3% is a smaller number than 6000?
- soulofmischief 1y agoThe intended effect may have been the opposite. Maybe many people thing Microsoft is a much larger company and that 3% sounds more significant than 6000.
- jgrowl 1y agoThe WARN act website lists the number at 1,985 employees. https://esd.wa.gov/employer-requirements/layoffs-and-employee-notifications/worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-warn-layoff-and-closure-database https://esd.wa.gov/employer-requirements/layoffs-and-employe...
- rk06 1y agoDoes that account for global layoffs? Or onlu US layoffs
- reverius42 1y agoPer that link it appears to just be the number for Redmond, WA, USA.
- adrianmonk 1y agoI find percentages plenty useful, arguably more useful than raw numbers. If a company is laying off 3%, it's probably optimizing profits or shutting down failed projects. At 10%, they might be responding to some longer term issue. At 25%, they are in some kind of serious trouble.
- johnnyanmac 1y ago3% here and there over multiple years suggests they (feel) they are in some kind of serious trouble.