← Back to context

Comment by simianwords

2 hours ago

There’s an optimal number of employees required at any productivity point. Why don’t Google hire 3 times the number of developers? They have the money right? What’s your logic for not hiring more?

Because firing is not a zero-sum for hiring.

Hiring 1 developer instead of 3 is not the same cost as firing 2 developers.

  • why is it not? if google can make more money by hiring 3x the developers, why didn't they do it? just explain that