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That's less than 1% of their total workforce.
No problem for those people to suffer then
He never said that, he just pointed out a statistic. You choose to assume that. Please top braking HN rules by assuming bad faith.
HN rules state: "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith."
OP was dismissive.
> Microsoft lays off 1,500 workers
This is a heading of interest since we all are concerned about being laid off.
> That's less than 1% of their workforce
Focuses on how the lay offs look from the perspective of the company.
> No problem for those people to suffer then
Points out that looking at it from the company focus omits the negative impacts lay offs have on on individuals
I mean we are having a conversation here and not just listing factlets, right? So do you really see any bad faith in the above?
I think the parent is more concerned about whether the poor company's stock might be in trouble...
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