...and then everyone cheered?
But seriously, this just doesn't add up. I could see the company folding once they realize that they were dependent on the tribal knowledge of those leaving, but claiming to not get any applications is absurd.
But seriously, this just doesn't add up. I could see the company folding once they realize that they were dependent on the tribal knowledge of those leaving, but claiming to not get any applications is absurd.
More realistic is that it took time for HR to communicate up the chain what was happening; they posted the jobs in the interim; the ads didn't get enough applicants to confidently turn over ~50% of IT in 1 week (obviously); OP interpreted this as "they got 0 applicants and folded"
We could definitely do that, and not receive any local applicants for a week. Maybe longer. The few we might receive would be woefully underqualified.
If they're in (or just outside of) some minor midwest city, the same's true for them too.
Everything I've said is true a hundredfold if there's no university in that minor city.
I don't know what the tech scene is like there. It might be OK, but I don't think it is known as a tech hub.
So yeah, something like that could happen there.
Please do take everything you read on reddit with a pinch of salt. Reddit stories are more like Netflix documentaries, regulare stories, that are over-dramatized for the sake of views.