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BexKix t1_iwupquq wrote

Reply to comment by Oscarcharliezulu in Amazon Recently Told Managers to Identify, 'Stack Rank' Low Performers Immediately by Truetree9999

I was working at Cat when they underwent several major cuts in ‘08 and ‘16. Hubby’s department saw 50% cuts, the survivor’s guilt is real when they’re that big. Even if you still have a job, it is much different than before.

My area wasn’t as bad… but still had to set personal limits and stick to them for hours worked. If it wasn’t important it wasn’t going to get done became a harsh truth. Perfect and well-done went out the window, “good enough” became the bar.

My previous job went through all that and had the “be grateful” attitude after months of wondering if you had a job. I left the company, I can’t endorse that. As my mentor said, you need to be all in or “all-out” there’s not a lot of in-between if you’re honest with yourself.

Good luck. Downsizing sucks, I’ve seen it 4 times now in my career. It’s definitely a lot more often than when I started, business cycles are faster.

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SidewaysFancyPrance t1_iwv1y9i wrote

Yeah, the problem is when bosses make the cuts but then the unspoken expectation is that you as the worker have to sacrifice and buckle down to compensate for it, but the boss gets the bonus for saving the company money.

When a company actually cuts work as they cut employees and just acknowledge that things will have to drop off, I respect that. That's leadership making hard decisions. Firing people and telling everyone else to work harder to meet the same goals is not making a hard decision, it's being an asshole.

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Oscarcharliezulu t1_ix2c5ga wrote

That’s exactly why I’m not sorry for companies - And especially the managers, when their staff desert them.

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BexKix t1_ix3lp0r wrote

Managers are screwed. Hubby is a manger and when it comes to hiring and firing he only decides the who, not the “how many.” He can petition and call out facts and figures, but ultimately his hands are tied.

Upper management - who are clueless what individuals do day to day - are the assholes here.

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