John MinnihanJan 20, 2023

i was laid-off twice early in my career in very large reorgs / cost-cutting.

the thing that wld have been helpful for me to hear then was 'this is not abt you. you were a number on someone's spreadsheet. they wanted that number to go down by 1000 or 2000 or 10,000'.

so, to anyone who needs to hear that today:

it's not abt you. you did nothing wrong.

Show threadAlex, the Hearth FireJan 20, 2023
@jbminn it's also been comforting to see that the decision about who gets fired isn't based on performance or seniority
Show threadMichal Bryxí 🌱Jan 20, 2023
@WizardOfDocs @jbminn Mostly popularity contest sprinkled with "who knows whom" on the top.
Show threadJohn Minnihan
@MichalBryxi @WizardOfDocs sometimes, yes. not always
Jan 20, 2023 at 10:32pmWeb