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[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

The intellect and skills of these workers would be very useful in the GrapheneOS development team

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

So they can ax the projects and then blame it on staffing?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No, so they can restaff w/ H1B

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Much more likely. I should have added the /s. This was a dig at their "graveyard" of apps and services.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Generally I'd agree, but in this case they have excess staffing because they merged projects.

Often this is in middle management.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Google doesn't need excuses to axe projects

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Axing products is what they do best

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago

Can we please get a voluntary exit of Google from Android?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If the alternative is being laid off, this is a decent approach imo. A lot of people probably are feeling burned out or ready to leave. The severance is probably going to be generous, probably a years salary and some stock. If you were on the fence, it would probably be tempting. Plus then only the people interested in leaving anyway leave, those passionate stay.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Or, the best leave as it's free money and they already have an inbox full of headhunters.

It's better than redundancy without choice but it's bad for Android and pixel.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

It's it bad though? Google keeps implementing dog shit design updates

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 weeks ago

Am I the only one who really doesn't care?