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> "Non-regrettable" attrition means either that the person was fired or laid off. Since the post says Automattic didn't do layoffs, that means all of that attri
by maximinus_thrax 3y ago
> "Non-regrettable" attrition means either that the person was fired or laid off. Since the post says Automattic didn't do layoffs, that means all of that attrition took the form of being fired because of performance problems.
> If 7% of the company exited the company in a year because they were fired -- which seems quite high to me -- then even if you don't call it a layoff, it has many of the same characteristics as a layoff.
In my experience, this will have a way worse effect on morale than layoffs and will trigger regrettable attrition, as the smarter people in the room realize that you're always one reorg away from having a 'performance problem'. Sad.
- whoopsie 3y agoThis. The more you reorg the less confidence I have that management knows shit.
- returningfory2 3y agoIsn’t it the other way around? If you’re a decent performer you should be more afraid of random layoffs (like FAANG in the past 2 years) than performance based layoffs.
- maximinus_thrax 3y agoNot necessarily. When it comes to someone's livelihood, 'performance' is subjective. Have you ever been involved in employee performance evaluation for stuff like stack ranking? It's very easy to spin a failure as a success or the other way around. Say you're a decent performer and a reorg will make you end up under someone who does not have the same belief, even if by objective metrics they may be wrong. You become a low performer without any chances in your objective performance. FAANG style random layoffs if done like ripping off the band-aid are not ideal but, in my view, ritualistic performance-based firings are way more draining for the morale of any organization. Not saying that companies should keep low performers onboard, I'm just saying that if you involve the incentive of reducing the number of employees, management will find low performers everywhere and will drive the other employees either into burnout or to their competitors..
- Muromec 3y agoYou are always one manager away from not being a decent performer and good managers tend to be promoted or leave, sometimes faster than you do.