Re:Why “Copycat” Layoffs Won’t Help Tech Companies – Or Thei...
by MuffinFlavored on Sunday January 22, 2023 @04:26PM
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> they had everybody take a 10% wage cut except for senior management, which took a larger cut.
The problem (to me) is...
senior management is almost universally involved in making these types of decisions, basically in a vacuum with no outside input (aka, no democracy/voting)
how often do a collective group of senior managers decide to give themselves paycuts? almost never?...
everybody thinks they work hard, overcame a ton of adversity, and deserve "theirs"
reminds me of the goodfellas scene where billy batts is drunk at the bar talking to jimmy
CONWAY: It's changed, now. You've been away for six years, everything is different.
BATTS: I did my time, Jimmy. I did my fuckin' time, I come home, and I want what I wanna get. I got fuckin' mouths to feed. You understand?
CONWAY: (acquiescing) You're gonna get it. You're gonna get it.
The problem (to me) is...
senior management is almost universally involved in making these types of decisions, basically in a vacuum with no outside input (aka, no democracy/voting)
how often do a collective group of senior managers decide to give themselves paycuts? almost never?...
everybody thinks they work hard, overcame a ton of adversity, and deserve "theirs"
reminds me of the goodfellas scene where billy batts is drunk at the bar talking to jimmy
CONWAY: It's changed, now. You've been away for six years, everything is different.
BATTS: I did my time, Jimmy. I did my fuckin' time, I come home, and I want what I wanna get. I got fuckin' mouths to feed. You understand?
CONWAY: (acquiescing) You're gonna get it. You're gonna get it.