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Google’s CEO faces employee questions about layoffs — “Why has there been such an extraordinary effort to limit the internal visibility of layoffs announcements?” (www.theverge.com)

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Google’s CEO faces employee questions about layoffs — “Why has there been such an extraordinary effort to limit the internal visibility of layoffs announcements?”::During a recent TGIF all-hands meeting, Google CEO Sundar Pichai addressed what sources describe as a growing morale crisis inside the company.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is interesting because firings I've been involved with nearly always cut the important staff first because they make the most. The more valuable, the more you get paid and therefore the more you save when they go.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

cut the important staff first

Tell us your management are idiots without using those words.

The "dead sea effect" is detailed as a thing to avoid; your management seems to want to wade in it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I am, but also, this is at multiple reputable places so it's a trend more than just one shitty business. It could also just be companies are less likely to let people stay with them in good faith and it might be about new blood coming in to organise