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		ipaddr on Jan 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google to reduce workforce by 12k Wouldn't full responsibility be paying for these people's salaries over the last 2 years and finding new work for all 12,000 people yourself?

justin_oaks on Jan 20, 2023 [–]

Exactly. "Full responsibility" with no particular consequences is meaningless.

Or perhaps he could take a paycut as a proportion of people fired. It's not the same, but it's a step in the right direction.

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