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JumpCrisscross on May 18, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Netflix lays off about 150 employees

> Can you explain that like you'd explain it to your elderly mother

Don't work for a tech company if you rely on wages for subsistence.

asdfman123 on May 18, 2022 [–]

A little bit more detailed than that?

I used to work for the oil industry felt (and probably objectively is) far less stable.

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