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[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I hope shareholders are seeing this and selling.

Sandisk has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Digital since 2016.

WD's share price is up ~25% this year...

[–] root@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're saving a ton by not matching our 401ks anymore

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sorry, I don't know the term. What is a 401k?

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

It's a way for companies to act like they're helping you retire instead of providing a pension.

[–] root@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't tell if sarcasm. It's a retirement plan that employers will match up until a certain point, In lieu of the pension plans previous generations were offered.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, I was being genuine. We have compulsory superannuation here in Aus. Employers pay in an amount equal to 11% of your wages, it goes up to 12% in 2025. It applies to every wage earner, full-time, part-time, contract and casuals.

[–] root@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Wow, that's great. We only get like 3-4% on average, and that requires us to put in 6-8%

[–] Bell@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But WDC is down almost 10% in the last 10 days

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Good point. I was looking from when this problem was first discovered vs when this news hit as you did.