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nickv 14 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Patreon laying off 20% of staff

How does adding $200k back to payroll help pay for 96 employee salaries (plus benefits which tend to be an invisible 25-30% on top of salaries)?

brianwawok 14 days ago | [–]

There is a reason he hasn’t made it to management yet ^_^

dylan604 14 days ago | [–]

If the CEO is only making $400k, that's not a very big company

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