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ITinMN t1_j8tdw85 wrote

Do you think some people were pushed so they would quit rather than needing to be laid off?

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BusinessInsider OP t1_j8ti1bz wrote

Hey there! Great question. I definitely do think people were pushed — there’s even evidence of it happening at a bunch of companies like Google, Facebook, etcetera. Some of these companies implemented harsher performance reviews and set a mandatory percentage of employees who needed to be put on performance-improvements plans (aka PIPs). PIPs are often a first, required step before being fired at many companies.

I reported a story with my colleague Kali Hays about how this practice is really beneficial for employers, while hurting workers: https://www.businessinsider.com/big-tech-using-quiet-layoffs-helping-companies-and-hurting-workers-2022-10?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=IAmA-comment

And here are some company-specific stories from Insider about what this looks like in practice:https://www.businessinsider.com/google-layoffs-performance-rating-jobs-2022-11?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=IAmA-commenthttps://www.businessinsider.com/meta-layoffs-doubles-target-lowest-performance-ratings-non-regrettable-attrition-2022-12?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=IAmA-comment

-DNS

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FlamingoLady28 t1_j8ubon1 wrote

How is this ethical?

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HemHaw t1_j8xqps7 wrote

It isnt?

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FlamingoLady28 t1_j8zp9vo wrote

I was being sarcastic. Sorry I definitely didn’t covey that 🤣 Because companies that claim to be so ethical and caring are doing this. I work for a big corporation, 50K employees, and I see this shit all the time. I’m getting pushed a bit myself.

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HemHaw t1_j8zpr80 wrote

I get it. I have definitely been there. Having worked in IT for nearly 20 years, this thread definitely made me feel that weariness.

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