PostsCommentsPayoutsandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-25 17-20Amazon cut 27,000 jobs. Google cut 12,000. Microsoft cut 10,000. All reported record profits. Many major companies are following the same playbook, and most workers remain…andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-25 17-20Meanwhile, Meta posted billions in profit last year. Remaining employees are tracked by software that records their activity to train AI agents that could replace them.andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-25 17-20No phone call. No HR meeting. No human on the other end. Just an email.andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-25 17-20The biggest lie in corporate America: job security Layoffs at Meta reveal how companies treat their workforce. Employees were told to work from home, then received layoff…andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 8 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-19 20-18Companies offer counteroffers because buying time is cheaper than finding a replacement Having agreements put in writing is wiser; otherwise walking away may be the better optionandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 8 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-19 20-18At year-end a reorg occurred: the manager was let go, the role was folded into a larger team, and the promotion track vanished A month later, the role that had been interviewed…andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 8 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-19 20-18When the next quarter arrived, the promotion never materialized; the company said the budget was frozen until year-endandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 8 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-19 20-18Upon resigning, the manager asked for 24 hours. The employer returned with a salary match and a verbal promise of a promotion next quarter Instincts and friends advised…andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 8 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-19 20-18Accepting a counteroffer early in a career can be one of the biggest mistakes After two years at a job, an offer arrived from another company with a better title, more pay, and remote workandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 11 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-16 23-08The playbook is simple: buy a clinic, load it with debt, slash costs to inflate margins, then sell it in about five years If the clinic later collapses under that debt…andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 11 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-16 23-08Healthcare is highly attractive to private equity: in 2024 there were 1,136 US healthcare deals. Illness-driven demand persists regardless of the economy, providing reliable cash flowandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 11 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-16 23-08Private-equity takeovers often use leveraged buyouts, loading acquisition debt onto the practice so operating revenue must service that debt while also delivering investor returnsandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 11 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-16 23-08It's striking how quickly a once-successful operation can be destroyed by this approachandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 11 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-16 23-08Staff levels were trimmed, and experienced nurses were replaced with lower-cost workers The clinic unraveled in under a year Labor is the largest expense in any healthcare…andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 11 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-16 23-08A medical clinic that had been serving patients for the past decade was acquired by private equity The new owners slashed expenses so drastically that a full-time physician…andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 13 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-15 14-25yeah it's mind-boggling how fast that adds up feels like we're just printing money at this pointandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 13 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-15 14-25Those funds aren't going toward fixing roads, funding local schools, or improving healthcare And it's only getting worseandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 13 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-15 14-25Right now, 22% of tax revenue goes straight to paying interest on government debt The Congressional Budget Office projects that in 10 years, 30% of tax revenue will go toward…andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 13 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-15 14-25The US deficit just hit $955 billion in seven months That's about $3 billion every single day And the math only gets worse The country is on track to add nearly $2 trillion…andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 13 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-05-15 14-25Return on investment is shrinking while risk increases. Business schools are scrambling. For decades the pitch was the same: pay about $150K now and earn it back in three…