Not necessary that the employee being let go is a low performer. Say you are a manager and get a budget cut. You have to let 4 people go. You might not have 4 l

Not necessary that the employee being let go is a low performer. Say you are a manager and get a budget cut. You have to let 4 people go. You might not have 4 low performers to cut. Large scale layoffs often involve letting go of good employees.