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genericone 8y ago
Were the sacrificial lambs at least told in secret that they were 'hired in order to be laid off' at the next round? I hope they were not just given rote tasks, but allowed to explore their skills while they are in limbo so that they can train-up or look for jobs... Nah that's just wishful thinking.
- whatshisface 8y ago
  Telling someone they're going to be laid off and having them build skills both reduce their "goal performance," thereby serving the purpose of justifiably lowering their stack rank. I can imagine hiring some smart guy with a good resume, then telling him congratulations he just won a year's supply of O'Riley books.
  - toomuchtodo 8y ago
    "I don't even have to come into the office, I can do this job from home."
- duaoebg 8y ago
  If the ‘lamb’ is unfamiliar with the concept there is no hint you could give that would not also open you up to lawsuits. When I was told that I wasn’t good enough by my new boss and should look for another job on my first day, I thought it was ridiculous, and that it would be possible to change her mind. She was not my hiring boss due to a reorganization that happened just before I started. I hung on for a year and the stress literally nearly killed me, I ended up quitting for health reasons. I got the lowest ranking you could get in what I believe to be the shortest amount of time in the company’s history. The funny thing is is that I’m a freakish prodigy at my work and after a successful stint at a different company, I ended up back at the same company at much much higher position. Hating companies like this is like hating a snake that bit you... it’s a snake. At least in the US the money is better. If I could give advice to anyone who finds themselves in a similar position it would be that failure is not the end and not always your fault. And probably find a new job sooner rather than later.
  - whatshisface 8y ago
    >Hating companies like this is like hating a snake that bit you... That's true, but in this case it's pretty clear that one defective personality in particular was responsible.

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Were the sacrificial lambs at least told in secret that they were 'hired in order to be laid off' at the next round? I hope they were not just given rote tasks, but allowed to explore their skills while they are in limbo so that they can train-up or look for jobs... Nah that's just wishful thinking.

whatshisface 8y ago
Telling someone they're going to be laid off and having them build skills both reduce their "goal performance," thereby serving the purpose of justifiably lowering their stack rank. I can imagine hiring some smart guy with a good resume, then telling him congratulations he just won a year's supply of O'Riley books.
- toomuchtodo 8y ago
  "I don't even have to come into the office, I can do this job from home."
duaoebg 8y ago
If the ‘lamb’ is unfamiliar with the concept there is no hint you could give that would not also open you up to lawsuits. When I was told that I wasn’t good enough by my new boss and should look for another job on my first day, I thought it was ridiculous, and that it would be possible to change her mind. She was not my hiring boss due to a reorganization that happened just before I started. I hung on for a year and the stress literally nearly killed me, I ended up quitting for health reasons. I got the lowest ranking you could get in what I believe to be the shortest amount of time in the company’s history. The funny thing is is that I’m a freakish prodigy at my work and after a successful stint at a different company, I ended up back at the same company at much much higher position. Hating companies like this is like hating a snake that bit you... it’s a snake. At least in the US the money is better. If I could give advice to anyone who finds themselves in a similar position it would be that failure is not the end and not always your fault. And probably find a new job sooner rather than later.
- whatshisface 8y ago
  >Hating companies like this is like hating a snake that bit you... That's true, but in this case it's pretty clear that one defective personality in particular was responsible.