The U.S. economy is booming. So why are tech companies laying off workers?
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The U.S. economy is booming. So why are tech companies laying off workers?
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The U.S. economy is booming. So why are tech companies laying off workers?::undefined

@VubDapple@lemmy.world
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Laying people off is a way to juice the stock price in the short term. So perhaps the “economy is booming” because of the layoffs?

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Absolutely, layoffs are exactly why some tech companies can boast of record profits.

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The stock market isn’t the economy.

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