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Originally Posted by gribble  Mass hiring/layoff of staff is not normal business practice by any stretch of the imagination. A well run business will have a good handle on both it's current and future work, and maintain a level of staff which is sufficient to meet that work, given normal staff turnover. |
It's not necessarily that simple. To use an extreme example, I'm sure H&R Block hires a pile of people in December/January, and lays off a pile of people in May. Every year. Some businesses do not need a constant staffing level.
Developing a new edition requires far more work than a regular publishing schedule. Layoffs are de rigueur shortly after a new edition release, because staff was built up beforehand to develop the new edition.
I just think it's simplistic to suggest that a "well-run business" should not have layoffs. It's more complicated than that.
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