there was a clear timeline, each one enabled by the previous
...covid
...remote work
...moving away from HCOL areas
...quiet quitters
...layoffs
...RTO
...no jobs
workers got too much leverage and it had to be taken back.
"Major investor calls on Google owner to ‘aggressively’ cut staff and pay" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/15/major-inv... (2 years old)