Re:Evernote cuts 47 employees and shuts down 3 offices
by pbreit on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @05:46PM
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I think it's the opposite. Layoffs are when mgmt is at fault. Firings are when the employees are at fault.
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Re:Evernote cuts 47 employees and shuts down 3 offices
by dexterdog on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @08:56PM
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But layoffs often come from above as "fire the worst 20% or your team so we can get lean." So in that case the employee does play a part.
The problem with these moves is that the top 20% often see the writing on the wall and leave shortly after. Then the second 20% start testing the waters. Then...