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I should have elaborated. You are right, hiring and firing is a political process, and so you are right, its vulnerable to manipulation by the shrewdest politi

I should have elaborated. You are right, hiring and firing is a political process, and so you are right, its vulnerable to manipulation by the shrewdest political players. My assumption, however, is that the layoffs are managed by senior management, who are the shrewdest of all the political players. If they do layoffs right, they put the power of firing into the hands of people in a separate power structure. I mean people like external consultants, or a special committee. If that isn't the case; and if mid-level management is providing the data to direct layoffs, then yes, its a colossal disaster.

pramalin 12y ago
One example of right layoff I have seen is at the rail-road company in my town. They hired consultants to help with the process. My friend explained me how it went. Each person was given a questionnaire asking whom they are reporting to and who are reporting to them. The organization was so bad that many managers did not know who are all the people reporting to them. These people and others many people who were working from home most of the time were the first set of people to go.