The limb analogy is apt, but in my experience I’d change the analogy slightly and make the animal losing a limb a dog. There is a saying that “a dog is really

The limb analogy is apt, but in my experience I’d change the analogy slightly and make the animal losing a limb a dog. There is a saying that “a dog is really a 3-legged animal born with a spare leg”. A three legged dog in a short time adapts and knowing a few tripod pooches in my life, my experience is they get along just fine, and to them, are not impaired compared to their 4 legged counterparts. I think companies are like that too. Layoffs can create definite temporary operational challenges. However, in organizations I have been in that have experienced layoffs, you just adapt and in time and eventually don’t notice the impairment the layoff caused. It’s just the new normal.