this post was submitted on 27 Feb 2024
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Salaries for tech workers went up due to supply and demand, and it started cutting into billionaire's yacht money. So they fired a bunch of people (and used that money to increase executive compensation), which pushes salaries down, so in a year when they need to hire more people, they can hire at a lower rate, and then give themselves bonuses for being so smart.
Unionize.
This is the correct answer.
https://www.smartcompany.com.au/industries/information-technology/sack-google-staff-pay-tech/