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>> If they are solid performers, they should have no problems finding other work, and terminating them is not wronging them. Yeah, nothing like working your gu
by thesuperbigfrog 4y ago
>> If they are solid performers, they should have no problems finding other work, and terminating them is not wronging them.
Yeah, nothing like working your guts out for several years only to be fired to meet a human resource quota.
Sounds like a perfectly fair way to treat your hard-working employees.
Why would former Amazon engineers hate the company when they were treated so well?
- sneak 4y agoA job today is no guarantee, implicit or explicit, of a job tomorrow. Terminating someone, even without cause, is not wronging them, it is merely a revocation of consent to continue the business relationship. A job isn't some bank account into which you are depositing money each day for future withdrawal. The employee does not owe the employer, nor vice versa. You work hard for the paycheck, and equity if any, not for having a job tomorrow. They are orthogonal. It's a business relationship, not a personal one. They don't owe you a birthday call after you split up; the paycheck/equity is full compensation.
- thesuperbigfrog 4y ago>> Terminating someone, even without cause, is not wronging them, it is merely a revocation of consent to continue the business relationship. Fair enough. However, former employees talk and companies develop reputations based on how they treat their employees. Amazon should not be surprised when they have difficulty hiring because candidates have other options. Amazon should not be surprised when employees form unions and demand better treatment and better working conditions. Actions are not without consequences.
- astrange 4y agoMaking up false reasons to fire someone seems like wronging someone to me. If you're going to constantly fire people, be like Netflix and just say it's going to happen.