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Yeah that's not remotely true. Being a star performer doesn't protect you from layoffs. You can hit your KPIs and over perform and it won't prevent you from bei
by notfromhere 4y ago
Yeah that's not remotely true. Being a star performer doesn't protect you from layoffs. You can hit your KPIs and over perform and it won't prevent you from being on the chopping block.
- noptd 4y ago>Being a star performer doesn't protect you from layoffs. Generally speaking, they absolutely do. Even in scenarios where an entire org is being cut, star performers will be reassigned to other areas of the company beforehand. It may sound brash but it'd take either a major failure in management or a failure in reputation-building and visibility for a star performer to be cut during these types of layoffs. That's not to say that good or even great engineers aren't at risk, but you're not going to find "10x-ers" being let go.
- Erem 4y agoCounterpoint: I have only worked 3 months since receiving an Exceeds Expectations from my employer. I got laid off last week along with 1 more of my 5 teammates.
- andirk 4y agoI agree that a few people can be held on to, but when orgs get dropped, there will be a lot of talent let go. Let this be a reminder to all of us that we must, to some extent, always work toward making those 1-3 bullet points on our resume at our current position more and more attractive. Never just hang out. Hacky sack is only for lunch breaks, after work, and on the can.