Mark Zuckerberg explains why so many tech companies are doing layoffs right now::Meta’s CEO said tech execs realized doing tough layoffs didn’t end their companies — and there can be benefits to being leaner.

  • Kbobabob@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    So it’s just semantics?

    Then they have less workforce? I’m not sure that is correct but I am curious what the correct phrasing is if not.

    • BlameItOnSomeone@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Yep - less workforce (because workforce is a singular object) but fewer workers (because the “number of workers” is a countable object)