Re:HashiCorp just let go 8%
by sokoloff on Thursday June 08, 2023 @07:29AM
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Sorry. I'm not arguing it doesn't happen. (I agree that it's an extremely common outcome.)
I'm arguing that it shouldn't happen and, if it does, that would explain that layoffs disproportionately hit those whose return-on-cost is lowest.
> Slowly accumulating raises as you age without seeking a management role means out eventually.
At whatever the career level is for your org, some people should probably stop getting merit raises entirely. (If their merit isn't increasing, there's no reason their pay should be either. They could drift up as the entire market wage drifts up, but if a 10-years-at-VP is just as valuable as a 20-years-at-VP, they should be paid the same.)
I'm arguing that it shouldn't happen and, if it does, that would explain that layoffs disproportionately hit those whose return-on-cost is lowest.
> Slowly accumulating raises as you age without seeking a management role means out eventually.
At whatever the career level is for your org, some people should probably stop getting merit raises entirely. (If their merit isn't increasing, there's no reason their pay should be either. They could drift up as the entire market wage drifts up, but if a 10-years-at-VP is just as valuable as a 20-years-at-VP, they should be paid the same.)