• ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
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    6 months ago

    So on average a 13k bonus per employee that got one

    And if we say average salary is 60k * 800

    48 million was taken off the books.

    Math seems to suggest they aren’t related

    • Cort@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Wouldn’t the math would also suggest they could have retained 1/3 of the fired employees if they’d forgone the bonuses?

      If the budget is so tight that they have to fire hundreds of employees, why are bonuses deserved?

      • Whelks_chance@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        Wouldn’t be surprised if it was to make sure the experienced and mission critical people stick around, instead of jumping off a sinking ship. Downsizing can lead to a panic where you lose the people you vitally need.

        • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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          6 months ago

          Yeah, at this point we’re hitting a level of nuance that would require more information than I have. There was also the surprise budget cut somewhere along the way.