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		dapz on July 22, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft laid me off after 15 years of service. L... Layoffs not based on talent? As competitive as the market is, throwing away valuable people seems insane to me.

cmsj on July 22, 2014 [–]

Agreed, but at the scale they're talking about, trying to rank competent people out of the tens of thousands being let go... you're gonna need a lot of Bobs ;)

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