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I've never heard this idea before either. I was at Microsoft when they did layoffs in 2008 (either that or 2009). I remember it was communicated that it was the
by allenu 4y ago
I've never heard this idea before either. I was at Microsoft when they did layoffs in 2008 (either that or 2009). I remember it was communicated that it was the job itself that was being removed, for business reasons, and they weren't targeting individuals for performance reasons.
Now maybe behind the scenes there were discussions about which devs were "worth more", but I wasn't a manager, so wasn't privy to any of that.
- fbdab103 4y agoDepending on the scope of the layoffs, the event might also be a secret from the direct manager who is best positioned to rank employees. Which turns it into a game of musical chairs where an HR algorithm picks the loser.
- scruple 4y ago> the event might also be a secret from the direct manager Oftentimes explicitly became managers look like rank-and-file employees to the executives above them just the same way that developers look like rank-and-file workers to their managers. A former employer was hit with ~10% layoffs during January. A shockingly high number of people that were let go were middle and senior management, up to VPs and even an SVP that I'm aware of.