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Salesforce is the latest tech company to cut jobs with 700 layoffs, report says
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 26 Jan 2024
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LOL their biggest expense is their data storage and transfer, surely. This is a company that MUST be raking it in since so many high-profile clients use them. This issue is really about greed.
I think most companies biggest expense is in fact payroll. I would guess that's especially true in tech. 700 people. Let's imagine on average each cost the company 100k/year (pay+benefits+taxes+admin+etc). That's 70 million dollars a year, and probably a very conservative estimate.
For one, you forgot the additional $30MM going straight to Benioff's pockets.
They also spent all that money on the massive dildo fucking San Francisco's skyline.
Can you please tell me what they do. I have heard my work uses it but they sure as shit ain't selling anythings
It is sales software. You can put in an account for some business plus all the contact people you'd ever need. Then you can track all of the emails and such that go through. Think of it like a ticketing system, which some people have forced it to do, that focuses specifically on the needs of company sales.
It is a full fledged customer support system too, not something it's forced to do. That's the entire service cloud offering.
It might be better than when I used it like 8 years ago. It was definitely not fit for ticketing at the time but coo be made to work.
Oh a lot has changed in 8 years. 4-5 years even. I've run many large international support teams out of their ticket and service cloud and they've all loved it way more than alternatives like zendesk and such.
Lol that's amusing as the co I work for develops and sells a ticketing system (itil based)
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It's software to help keep track of client data.
Also the bane of every IT person I know that has to work with it. It's second only to printers.
If you become a "Salesforce developer" you can make lots of money in contracting. Some people build complex systems around their CRM, and I've known people pull the equivalent of $150k on what was essentially a part-time job.
You're right, but every SF dev I've ever met is a miserable
Agreed, it's terrible.