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A fresh round of layoffs has hit Google in its device and platforms division, with Microsoft also considering job cuts soon.
  • Google is set to cut hundreds of new jobs in its device and platforms divisions soon.
  • The company has continued to cut its Google Pixel teams, doing so earlier this year as well.
  • Rival Microsoft is considering a new round of layoffs next month, per reports.
    • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubEnglish
      17·
      2 days ago

      Well, if you don’t need programmers to work in place place at the corporate headquarters, you can hire them anywhere.

      • MigratingApe@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        12·
        1 day ago

        Yes I agree. I just wanted to point out that articles like linked should not be immediately interpreted as “oh noo recession”. They move labor wherever it is cheaper, Eastern Europe, Ukraine, India, or China in case of manufacturing, that’s all.

        Privileges of being a megacorp?

        • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubEnglish
          2·
          22 hours ago

          Yeah, I wouldn’t consider this a sign of recession. Instead, it is the confluence of various structural changes in the industry.

          1. Because the industry was forced to work in a distributed manner, it has removed the location premium in a lot of salaries. Companies are firing high cost of living areas and hiring in lower cost of living areas.

          2. Outside of cost of living, total supply for developers has increased significantly.

          3. The return on investment for software development has either dropped or are starting to be included in more decisions. This is leading to development budgets getting slashed.