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Startup companies ranging from LinkAja, Zenius, SiCepat, to JD.ID are compact to terminate employment (layoffs) to employees in the near future. Poor macroeconomic conditions and the reorganization of Human Resources (HR) were the reasons.
Executive Director of the Indonesia ICT Institute, Heru Sutadi, said that the image of startups that provide high salaries and adequate facilities for employees must begin to be reduced. The reason is that startups must continue to ‘burn money’ if they want to survive and continue to gain consumers.
“It’s time to reduce the image of high salaries and luxurious facilities at startups,” he said detik.comSunday (29/5/2022).
Heru assessed that a large salary could be given by a startup for its employees. However, the calculation of salary must be carefully given according to experience and ability.
“Actually, those who get a big salary are happy, but the startup company must calculate carefully. Does it have to be big, according to experience and ability or just style,” he said.
With the current hurricane of layoffs hitting startups, it is a consideration for job seekers not to be tempted by big salaries. The reason is that it does not guarantee the company’s health condition will last long.
“High salaries do not guarantee job security,” said Director of the Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS) Bhima Yudhistira when contacted separately.
The most important thing is to improve skills continuously so that when the company is under pressure, it is easy to find another company.
“Digital skills such as AI, UX designer, data science will be needed even by conventional companies,” he said.
(aid/dna)
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