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Mark Zuckerberg explains why so many tech companies are doing layoffs right now
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 17 Feb 2024
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The benefits of being leaner include, having to pay less workers. = making more money.
But what are the consequences of less workers?
*fewer
Countable things are fewer.
If I have 50 grams of water and pour 20 grams out. Do I have less water or fewer water?
Less water, fewer grams of water.
So it's just semantics?
Then they have less workforce? I'm not sure that is correct but I am curious what the correct phrasing is if not.
Yep - less workforce (because workforce is a singular object) but fewer workers (because the "number of workers" is a countable object)