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Having never worked in such a large company I'm always surprised at these round numbers. Is it really standard practice to pick a large round number and just st
by iandanforth 14y ago
Having never worked in such a large company I'm always surprised at these round numbers. Is it really standard practice to pick a large round number and just start firing? Or perhaps is this the reporter favoring round numbers over accurate counts?
- jib 14y agoIt will be an estimate. You want to do some voluntary offers over picking each guy if you can (because it is also an opportunity to get rid of demotivated/already checked out staff who you aren't aware of). Some big decisions (close area/team X), some voluntary offers, some selections on individuals. Give a rough estimate of what it will mean, announce it along the big decisions, iterate to see what happens in the voluntary area and then do extra mandatory selection cuts if needed to hit your savings target.
- toyg 14y agoAlso, in countries with labour-friendly laws (like Finland, I assume) there is usually a process to follow where the company has to justify the cuts, so they have to actually set target numbers.