Somehow I completely missed linking the article
Re:How a startup loses its spark
by MichaelZuo on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @08:46PM
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This is the other side of the coin for keeping processes and bureaucracy minimal.
Read this article which is pushing this as a positive. Grep for "Tell the Truth About Performance" to see where they talk about changing what an employees job needed. An employee they recognize had done a good job for 5 years, but wasn't what they wanted going forward so they weren't even going to try and help get her the skills to do the new job, but just lay her off immediately.