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> In a show of support, Zuckerberg said he understood that workers are feeling uncertain as they wait for the possibility that they could be laid off. He added,
by johannes1234321 4y ago
> In a show of support, Zuckerberg said he understood that workers are feeling uncertain as they wait for the possibility that they could be laid off. He added, however, that “it’s not like we can just pause working while we are figuring this out.”
Why should a worker be motivated to do work if by the next day they could be gone?
- loeg 4y agoWell, for example, they're still getting paid for the work hours they're putting in today, whether or not they're laid off tomorrow.
- effingwewt 4y agoMan the mental gymnastics in this thread are hilarious. No one could possibly concentrate enough to do good work with the loomimg axe. I don't care if you're writing code or flipping burgers the distraction is mind-numbing.
- loeg 4y agoI don't enjoy the period between layoff announcements and finding out you were (or were not) laid off, but I've been through them several times and don't have a problem concentrating enough to "do good work." My work output might be mildly reduced, but it's certainly not zero. I understand this might vary between individuals. It's just overstating your case to claim that it is impossible.
- johannes1234321 4y agoLet's look at the specific case: 1) Company says "we reduce force" and fires a bunch of employees 2) They say "we'll fire a bug chunk more" 3) they notice productivity is low 4) boss says "won't tell you, whether you can keep your job" This won't help to increase morale and productivity.
- loeg 4y ago> This won't help to increase morale and productivity. I'm not disputing that!
- baby 4y agoYeah that’s a real issue, and that’s the trade off that a leader must be aware of when they communicate things like that. The last paragraph of his note points out that he chose to be more transparent this time. Note also that most layoffs will be non engineers.