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		HDThoreaun 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon targets as many as 30k corporate job cuts, ... The goal of a company is to maximize profit, not reach a number and decide that is enough.

Ekaros 5 months ago | [–]

I think these days goal of a publicly traded company is to maximise the stock price for next 3 months.

yifanl 5 months ago | [–]

If this was the case, then every company on the planet would be dealing fent on the side. Given this is not happening, we can conclude that there are secondary objectives of companies.

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