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So they got all that money from Uncle Sam's CHIPS Act only to lay off 10,000 employees and make themselves "lean". Govt funded unemployment.

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 134 points 3 months ago (14 children)

You know they pocket those subsidies when this happens.

[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 95 points 3 months ago (11 children)

Right to the pockets of the least useful in the company - the executives.

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago (7 children)

And here's where I say - what does an executive actually do? And someone will inevitably say something asinine about "risk" and "game changing decisions" and "meeting with investors."

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago

And here's where I say - what does an executive actually do?

I just see them as a figure head for the people really in charge. We are now focused on dumb ass CEO decisions or announcements instead of the board voting to ship jobs overseas or something else terrible.

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