Thread regarding Cisco Systems Inc. layoffs

Super Bowl Shuffle?

Was this done deliberately after the super bowl? Paramount is laying off 800 right now too. Is this due to AI? Were we just replaced by AI? UPS is cutting 12,000 jobs in 2024.

Market is looking tough out there. https://www.businessinsider.com/layoffs-sweeping-us-these-are-companies-making-cuts-2024

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It was done to coincide with earnings call 2/14 although you can associate it with phase of the moon, Mardi Gras or Taylor Swift if that works better for your narrative.

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Post ID: @eif+1r4R7ohJ

All tech companies are trying to match Nvidia and MS who won a one in million lottery with open AI. If one company in a sector performs really well for a Qtr, others must give comparable returns. Of course, they cannot match , how can someone match returns of a lottery ? MS invests in 1000s of companies like openAI and most of them fail. So the quick answer is layoff

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Post ID: @wwg+1r4R7ohJ

I blame Taylor Swift.

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Post ID: @ilc+1r4R7ohJ

have you considered performing better than ai

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