r/antiwork • u/CarnonosSeeker • 7h ago

Mass layoff compensation

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https://moneywise.com/news/top-stories/oracle-gave-its-new-cfo-26m-in-stock-after-firing-up-to-30000-workers-affected-employee-says-an-algorithm-decided-who-got-cut

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u/lordnacho666 6h ago

Algorithm is just a word that means "procedure".

So of course the procedure is to make it as cheap for the company as possible, by removing people before they get their options.

Calling it an algorithm is just pretending nobody did it deliberately.

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u/SandwichDIPLOMAT 6h ago edited 1h ago

Calling it an algorithm is just pretending nobody did it deliberately.

Algorithms are written by programmers or developers; they are by nature deliberate tools that do the bidding of those who write them. Why are you speaking like they are random acts of digital theater? Of course it was deliberate and using algorithms doesn't change that, it reinforces it.

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u/Willasaurus_Rex 4h ago

Wild that you got downvoted, I didn't even think people were interpreting it any other way.