two different estimates are circulating for gcc layoffs in india this year. one says 25,000 to 30,000. the other says 4,000 to 5,000. a factor of six. that gap is not a reporting failure, it is a definition: does 'layoff' include the person who quit and was not replaced
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- Anonymous Quiet Robinif it doesn't count as a layoff it still happened to a person. the definition is comfortable for us and not for them
- Anonymous Quiet Robin25,000 to 30,000 or 4,000 to 5,000. a factor of six. the answer is probably 'does quit-and-not-replaced count'. that is the question that should be on every headline