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Re:Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other off... by dekhn on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @07:23PM (#30535433)
Reduction in Force. It's a term commonly used when companies are undergoing a large scale employee trimming. I don't think that google would do call it that. Probably just managers encouraged to increase the % of people who go on PIPs.
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Re:Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other off... by berg117 on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @07:43PM (#30535601)
Probably just managers encouraged to increase the % of people who go on PIPs.

That's how tech companies usually do layoffs. Rather than admit they overexpanded and have to cut people (or that they are cannibalizing their own people to boost executive compensation) they blame it on departing workers by increasing the PIP-rape cutoff.

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Re:Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other off... by bigbluedots on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @09:19PM (#30536327)
A different way to do it is to bring on contingent labor instead of hiring people as permanent employees. I don't know if that is better but at least people know what they're getting.
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Re:Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other off... by dwighttk on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @08:41PM (#30536040)
What are PIPs?
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Re:Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other off... by to-lose-letrec on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @08:49PM (#30536091)
Performance Improvement Plans.

Basically a company's last effort to cover their butts before firing you. If you contest the termination, they can claim they gave you fair warning and a chance to improve.

If you're ever on one, the sensible course of action is to look for another job. You're next on the chopping block.

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