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They should be fired, but in practice they rarely are. There's not really a big difference between a firing and a layoff, except in terms of scale. Rarely are
by sabat 17y ago
They should be fired, but in practice they rarely are.
There's not really a big difference between a firing and a layoff, except in terms of scale. Rarely are whole groups of employees fired, but layoffs are -- well, precisely that.
When planning layoffs, managers are usually told to identify the "dead wood" in their organizations -- unproductive, wasteful souls. That'd include our corporate politicians, and in some cases, they are actually included.
- sokoloff 17y agoBecause the "identify your deadwood" request is often only used when planning layoffs, managers who don't want to appear uncooperative may warehouse deadwood in good times to have something to sacrifice in bad times. "Why does so-and-so still work here?" can sometimes truthfully be answered "So we'll have someone to lay off when the company calls for 10% cuts."