> high-performing employees who have the most options will leave and lower-performing employees will stay. How do you figure? High-performing employees will st

> high-performing employees who have the most options will leave and lower-performing employees will stay. How do you figure? High-performing employees will stay because they're not worried about impending layoffs. Lower-performing employees will leave because they know they're on the chopping block. Google is also notorious for having tons of talented deadwood, since they don't want them to go to other companies. Such companies are ripe for cutting the fat.