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If you can get fired because of some messed up policy like this then you don't need to take ownership for being fired anymore. Also, why show initiative if you'
by nkssy 5y ago
If you can get fired because of some messed up policy like this then you don't need to take ownership for being fired anymore. Also, why show initiative if you're going to be fired randomly anyway? Why even work hard at all? Why show loyalty or goodwill? Just show up, do the work, participate in the general workplace nonsense purely for appearances and have your parachute always ready.
Not sure I'd care if fired from amazon - I'd just blame this policy. What a weird situation. Utterly demotivating in some sense if you have high expectations.
On the flip side I guess you could just treat it as a temp job. If you get fired you simply shrug and not own it as any kind of failure on your part. That's kind of liberating in its own way.
I kind of apply this approach in my sideline startup. I just pivot and redirect my effort elsewhere when things don't seem successful. I definitely just shrug them off. Next idea!
- A4ET8a8uTh0 5y agoI understand your argument and it is an interesting given the technical source of demoralization. What I submit to you that this level demoralization already happened. He already has very limited good will ( won't do anything extra unless there is a clear benefit to him ). I won't touch loyalty, because I myself have been through rounds of layoffs and have long accepted that in a corporation, that is merely a 7 letter word with little to no meaning. I guess what I am saying it is not a new trend. Just a stepping stone in corporate America. The only difference is now, we don't get Mr. Burns choosing this, this and this one ( keep the egghead ); this time is a blackbox algorithm that won't ever touch the real decision makers ( cuz someone with enough forethought will add an exclusion list :P ).
- nkssy 5y agoI definitely agree this isn’t a new trend. What I dislike is that these corporations routinely complain about retention and skills shortages and a host of other problems. Including a desperate need for temporary and not so temporary visas for acquiring talent. Also, I know a lot of people who regularly work and operate with the idea they'll be fired for no reason. These aren't unskilled labor either. This impacts societal cohesion. Its a dark pattern.
- RobRivera 5y agoadopted this life policy for 2 years now. QoL sign. improved