Fearing social media backlash, companies are using all kinds of euphemisms to avoid being straightforward about layoffs. Beware 'jargon monoxide'
fortune.com
Managers are running out of ways to say you no longer have a job, but the way the bad news is delivered is more important than ever.

Fearing social media backlash, companies are using all kinds of euphemisms to avoid being straightforward about layoffs — ‘right-sized’, ‘org changes’, ‘simplified operating model’::Managers are running out of ways to say you no longer have a job, but the way the bad news is delivered is more important than ever.

  • OldWoodFrame@lemm.eeEnglish
    93·
    9 months ago

    Because over hiring is not a fireable offense and it wouldn’t make sense that it would be? Say you have a manager of 10 programmers and company sales projections day you’re getting 20% more business that year, so you get approved to hire 2 new programmers. Turns out you only increase by 10% and more there’s nothing for 1 new programmer to do.

    Do you fire the hiring manager? They were just going by the corporate plan and moreover you still need a manager. You still need sales guys. The only one not doing anything is the programmer. Doesn’t have to be the new person fired but the worst programmer needs to be moved somewhere where they’re needed, or fired.

    • NaoPb@eviltoast.orgEnglish
      5·
      9 months ago

      I am not saying you fire some hiring manager but I’m saying fire who is responsible for hiring more people than you need. Clearly someone is not doing their job properly or you wouldn’t get these mass firings.