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 threadMarshaJan 21, 2023
@jbminn I watched a VP claim, in front of someone who was layed off, that only the "dead wood" was layed off. Then the VP was layed off and I did the happy dance of joy.
Show threaddavey
@meshaiman @jbminn I have volunteered for decades at a service organization; payback for the help they gave me ~40 years ago. In recent years, membership has shrunk, revenues have shrunk, clout has shrunk. The Board has hired CEOs whose mandate seemed to be to cut costs, most of all. These men, bullies in my (remote) eyes, repeatedly dumped experienced HQ staff for cheap new hires. HQ service has of course plummeted. Paid membership has dived further. But the mantra was "out with the deadwood."
Jan 21, 2023 at 2:35amWeb
Show threadMarshaJan 21, 2023
@davey The American company playbook.
Show threaddaveyJan 21, 2023
@meshaiman AN American company playbook. Thankfully there are plenty of decent ones around, as well as the crumbums.