What is the distinction between excuse and justification for a public company? We always know their motive, which is to maximize profit. If they believe growth is going to slow/end, then it makes sense to slash some people. An occasional culling seems like a healthy thing for a huge company to do. If we knew how to predict future needs perfectly and how to hire quality people perfectly, then sure we could avoid this, but that is impossible.
Can we acknowledge that predicting the future is impossible, AND that the over-hiring and over-confidence in the moves "a huge company" makes is unsustainable and ultimately makes these places less desirable to work at?
I sure as hell am not applying to anywhere that had layoffs - I don't want to reward those places with my labor.
