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I've long felt it was a pity that (in most places) employees and employers could not just have honest discussions about career path, suitability, and deliberate
by crispyambulance 4y ago
I've long felt it was a pity that (in most places) employees and employers could not just have honest discussions about career path, suitability, and deliberate planned exits which are a smooth transition for everyone involved.
Instead it's just thick layers of bullshit during performance review time or people getting blindsided by a layoff or a fake PIP. From the employee side, one can't simply express what they need out of a job and folks are forced to just look for something better and then announce they're leaving with a 2 week notice.
Ironically, companies spare no expense when it comes to turgid, grinding performance eval exercises but ALWAYS kick honest discussions to the side.
At least facebook, it seems (?), is just cutting a bunch of folks rapidly rather than doing stuff like "managing out". That's better than the typical corporate 2-face behaviors.
- badpun 4y agoEmployment is a partially adversarial relationship. Both parties want to get the most of out their counterparties, while giving the least (or, at least, there's enough people and companies with such mindset, that it defines the game). Hence, honesty on either side doesn't pay off. It's smarter to play your cards close to the vest.
- WastingMyTime89 4y agoThat’s never been true in my decade of employment. You just have to avoid working for companies/people with no ethic. I personally always avoid American companies for exemple because, well to put it frankly, American employment culture is trash.
- hirvi74 4y agoDo non-US companies tend to hire non-US employees? I would seriously consider working remote for a European company if I could.