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bayarearefugee • today at 12:04 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

> With how many are being built rn I thought it would be easier.

Data centers don't need very many employees once they are built, many have less than 20 employees.

This is a big part of the reason why they are such a bad long term deal for localities and why giving them tax breaks, etc is just a scam. They add a lot more negative externalities than they help with the local economy.


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cavemandaveman • today at 12:22 AM

Are you sure? Microsoft hired about 500 full time employees for its first data center in Wisconsin.

https://www.wpr.org/news/microsoft-hired-375-people-for-moun...

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walrus01 • today at 12:24 AM

A warehouse of equivalent size in square feet often doesn't have many more employees, if it's just a bunch of truck docks and people driving forklifts.

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