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The real question is, how/why did they over-hire in the first place?


> The real question is, how/why did they over-hire in the first place place

This question has been answered many times. Time to move on and fix forward.


I havent seen a single answer that isnt surface level stuff.


Reasons in the press over the last two years or so are due to factors like aggressive growth projections, the availability of cheap capital, and the pandemic-driven surge in demand for online services.

But why do YOU care? Are you trying learn so you can avoid such traps in your own company that you run? Maybe you are trying to understand because you’ve been affected? Or maybe some other reason?




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