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bydavide marney ( 231845 ) writes:
IBM, who is no one's idea of an efficiently-run corporation, nevertheless routinely reduces staff and restructures itself in response to demand for its services and products. On the same day that Trump began the process to restructure the Department of Education's units, IBM did the same at its Classic Cloud unit. The size of the RIFs appears to be roughly similar: 1,300 from the Department, and "thousands" from IBM. Let us compare the reactions to both events using only slightly exaggerated language:
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byfluffernutter ( 1411889 ) writes:
And I'm really glad I don't work for IBM. Like I'm glad I'm not American.
Thinking about a government like it is a company is a big part of the problem here. People don't need IBM in their lives to survive.
bygweihir ( 88907 ) writes:
Thinking about a government like it is a company is a big part of the problem here. People don't need IBM in their lives to survive.
Indeed. A working government is critical. An efficient government is nice to have. People seem to not understand what happens without that working government.
bylamer01 ( 1097759 ) writes:
Since congress has shown to be ineffective at controlling spending don't you think something had to be done? Granted , it seems overdone but that's an actual management technique when things are so out of control that you cannot make focused changes, rip up and start from scratch. Only what's needed for real will be left.
byfluffernutter ( 1411889 ) writes:
Generally competent politicians have something workable to go to so people aren't left without services. Trump and Musk are just destroying it all and putting nothing in its place. It's called having a plan. It's what responsible adults do.
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