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By "culture of fear," do you mean the way they stated their willingness to let anyone go if doing so better meets the company's needs than retaining them? That'

• dionidium 10y ago
  As humans we do all sorts of things that it would be monstrous to state as explicit policy. Be careful with this justification.
  • sqeaky 10y ago
    Is it more monstrous do do a bad thing then lie about it or to do a bad thing and own up to it, including the criticism? Can we even say firing slackers is bad?
    • dionidium 10y ago
      Lying and full transparency are rarely your only options.
• zimzam 10y ago
  Nope: some companies, such as Chase, have programs to retain employees and find them other roles within the company when there are layoffs. Chase specifically gives their employees 6 months notice before eliminating the position to give people time to move around. Netflix's culture involved letting people go when they were away on short-term disability: that's not business as usual, that's a particularly harsh and unforgiving culture.
  • tigershark 10y ago
    those programs are just a justification to fire people more easily most of the time. Have you got a different first hand experience in the company that you mentioned?
    • zimzam 10y ago
      Do you know that or are you just being cynical? Chase's program saves them money that would have been spent on on boarding and off boarding employees. I also know people who have gotten new internal jobs via Wells Fargo's program. These are real programs that result in retaining people. It is a world of difference between this model of 6 months notice and the chance for a new role and Netflix's we'll fire you if you're sick or away from the office for too long.