[grandalf]

I've worked with Joist's CTO before and he's got a very high ethical standard and strong commitment to teams he's a part of. I'm sure this decision was not an easy one.

Bottom line, we need freer trade to make international boundaries irrelevant to business.

[justin66]

His company just hired a couple of people and let them go a week later in a layoff. Clearly, the problem is the international trade system, nothing to do with management's ethics or lack of commitment to its team members.

OK...

[grandalf]

I can't speak for the ethics of the other members of the management team, but I think it's unreasonable to assume that the decision was made for any other reason than necessity.

It may be that the decision to hire new people a week earlier was out of optimism that moving to the bay area was not going to be necessary.

[st3v3r]

"I've worked with Joist's CTO before and he's got a very high ethical standard and strong commitment to teams he's a part of."

Clearly he doesn't, otherwise he wouldn't be doing shady stuff like having the company continue to hire people who have to relocate, only to lay them off a week later.

"Bottom line, we need freer trade to make international boundaries irrelevant to business."

That isn't the problem here.