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menloparkbum on March 26, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google To Cut 200 Jobs

That's a nice way to put it. However, the reality is they went on an insane hiring spree over the past 3 years and hired a lot of useless people. I'm surprised they are only cutting 200.

gaius on March 27, 2009 [–]

Isn't that like 1% of their workforce? 2000 would be news.

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