It might be better if you didn't over hire.
I can't speak for MSFT. But a lot of tech companies definitely hired to banana town.
Cutting would be better than freezing salaries.
I can't speak for MSFT. But a lot of tech companies definitely hired to banana town.
Cutting would be better than freezing salaries.
Surely that depends on whether you're one of those getting cut or not.
I don't get this stuck up argument again and again Why did they hire before? As if there is some really great answer that can reveal itself by repeatedly asking this question.
> Cutting would be better than freezing salaries.
Many would like same or lower salary than being laid off. Those who looking for higher salaries can move on just like they always have.
Not if they were let go before their first year, which has been the case at a lot of tech companies recently.
New hires, juniors especially, need a lot of time to onboard. Lessons in the first weeks and months of a new job will be more about company-specific tooling and minutiae, not engineering in the broader scope. Portable lessons come later, usually after you've found your legs.