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I’m confused by this... why are layoffs happening so suddenly? Did they recently lose some large corporate sponsors? How many donations have been cut off over t
by cbsks 7y ago
I’m confused by this... why are layoffs happening so suddenly? Did they recently lose some large corporate sponsors? How many donations have been cut off over the last few months? Do they not have money in the bank?
From my perspective it looks like they have had ongoing financial problems, and are using this as a convenient scapegoat to cut expenses.
- baby 7y agoIt doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing. Imagine if your company was going through a financially difficult time, and firing becomes the only path forward. This can greatly impact the team's moral and trust in management. Using the crisis as a scapegoat makes it easier to accept the event.
- cbsks 7y agoI’m not saying that it is necessarily a bad thing, just that blaming a few months of decreased donations for laying off 37% of your employees doesn’t pass my sniff test. Why not state the real reason?
- brewdad 7y agoIf your donations were only covering ongoing expenses with nothing left for a reserve fund, then losing a third of your funding and laying off a third of your workforce doesn't seem unreasonable.
- CathedralBorrow 7y agoWait, because you didn't fully understand their reasons, you are now assuming that there is a "real reason" that was deliberately not stated?
- Thorrez 7y agoOn the other hand if you're lying about the real reason that can cause distrust among employees and hurt morale. (Not to mention I consider it unethical.)