re: ESPN to lay off 300 employees, while also not filling 200 open positions

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hey are gonna hire 200 people who make half the money to do 300 people's jobs

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I could be misreading it, but I interpreted it as them doing away with those open positions along with the 300 active employees.
When there is a restructuring the open positions are often the ones that go first.

But you are correct that the remaining employees will have to pick up the duties of the released staff, usually for little or no more $.