Ok folks, behave. I’m sick of the victim blaming. Of those that are stuck here, most have a good reason: family situation, hard time finding a job because they are in a niche role, in a common job but the market has been repeatedly flooded due to the CC and other telecom layoffs, or horrible job market in their area. Just because they haven’t found a job, doesn’t mean they are lazy, ignorant, or unemployable.
Don’t judge others based on your own situation. I doubt any stranger would walk up to you on the street and say, “You’re still there because you’re a bad employee.”
I’ve got news for you, the bad employees were already let go (alongside a lot of good and great employees). When a RIF happens, the leaders are typically given a target number. They then go through and knock if the lower skilled workers first, then they look at the rest and see who is the highest paid, ready for retirement, etc. Then they go through the rest and weigh their decisions. Very few are out there picking all of their friends…otherwise they would be on the chopping block, too.
In this last RIF, I know a few ineffective leaders who were let go along with their “friends” they’ve been covering for.
I thought this belonged on the top. Taken from @5wwq+1tGpzLhI.