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Fair-Distribution-51 t1_j5yukte wrote

Yeah but new companies won’t be able to pay them similar wages to what they earned at these huge tech companies

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RieveNailo t1_j60gsl3 wrote

Pay at IBM is pretty bad though so once they find work elsewhere, it will probably be a raise

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Fair-Distribution-51 t1_j61dbmi wrote

Fair enough, I don’t know much about IBM but just know the other big tech companies like google etc that are having layoffs pay a lot when including their stock they give so really hard to get something similar at a smaller company

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Zhabba_Zheeba t1_j5z07hh wrote

$X > $0 for someone who just lost their job, even if $X < $Y.

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Nebula_Zero t1_j5z22nv wrote

Low wages < unemployment benefits that pay a percentage of what you made while you hunt for a better paying job with benefits

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Zhabba_Zheeba t1_j5z3xb8 wrote

Well, then that's the individual's fault for not doing that cost/benefit analysis. Have you ever tried to survive on unemployment? I have. Covid bonuses notwithstanding, it's very difficult, and usually much less desirable than actually having a job that pays less than what you made.

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