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Microsoft’s recent layoffs contradict what the company promised of its merger, the FTC says. (www.theverge.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 43 points 9 months ago (3 children)

God I wish. How likely do we think that's gonna happen though?

[–] [email protected] 31 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I'll legit eat a shoe if anything actually happens. Those jobs are gone and those people were just tossed aside like a used candy wrapper.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

I wish a company wouldn't be allowed to do any layoffs or mass firings for a period of three years post merge and require 1 year severance after that, to all employees at that company, not just those affected by the merge.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Fine, but I'm giving you crocs to eat. Used ones. Kill two birds with one stone.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Basically not unless /another/ anti-trust lawsuit is brought against them, and also somehow Teddy Roosevelt time warps into exactly Biden's location, explodes him Dr. Manhattan style inside out, immediately asks for a fitting suit, signature glasses, and this somehow stuns everyone into just letting him be President for the rest of Biden's term.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure they will only rack up a penalty for it. That said, they could make it sting though, that would also increase FTC's power.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Penalty? Don't you mean just another cost of doing business?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Force a fine and three years severance to the affected employees.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Make the fine the last 10 years of activision/blizzard gross profits.

Make the fuckers bleed.