I’d like to go back to an issue that I touched upon in an earlier post but didn’t address fully: the relationship between competency and firings.
It’s a well-known fact that there are more associates fired from their jobs (asked to leave, asked to resign, forced out the door — whatever you want to call it) [...]
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The relationship between competency and layoffs / firings
Posted in Layoffs on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Stealth layoffs: why they happen
Posted in Layoffs on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Stealth layoffs are like sudden disappearances: one minute, your colleague in the adjoining office is there, like every other day, and the next minute, POOF!, he’s gone. Vanished. Disappeared.
Firms use stealth layoffs for a variety of reasons. First, they are used to counter associate morale problems. Job security is important, and firms know that people [...]
“It’s the economy, stupid!”
Posted in Layoffs on November 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Associates huddle behind closed doors, in someone’s office, or at a secret lunch location that partners don’t frequent. The air is heavy with worry and fear. They’ve noticed that there have been a large number of departures lately, e-mails from other associates with subject headers such as “Farewell!” and “my contact info” and “Thanks for [...]
