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BusinessInsider OP t1_j8ti1bz wrote

Reply to comment by ITinMN in Hey there. I’m Diamond Naga Siu, a senior reporter on Insider’s tech analysis team. I specialize in tech careers and write the daily 10 Things in Tech newsletter. I’m here to chat about tech layoffs, so feel free to AMA! by BusinessInsider

Hey there! Great question. I definitely do think people were pushed — there’s even evidence of it happening at a bunch of companies like Google, Facebook, etcetera. Some of these companies implemented harsher performance reviews and set a mandatory percentage of employees who needed to be put on performance-improvements plans (aka PIPs). PIPs are often a first, required step before being fired at many companies.

I reported a story with my colleague Kali Hays about how this practice is really beneficial for employers, while hurting workers: https://www.businessinsider.com/big-tech-using-quiet-layoffs-helping-companies-and-hurting-workers-2022-10?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=IAmA-comment

And here are some company-specific stories from Insider about what this looks like in practice:https://www.businessinsider.com/google-layoffs-performance-rating-jobs-2022-11?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=IAmA-commenthttps://www.businessinsider.com/meta-layoffs-doubles-target-lowest-performance-ratings-non-regrettable-attrition-2022-12?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=IAmA-comment

-DNS

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FlamingoLady28 t1_j8ubon1 wrote

How is this ethical?

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HemHaw t1_j8xqps7 wrote

It isnt?

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FlamingoLady28 t1_j8zp9vo wrote

I was being sarcastic. Sorry I definitely didn’t covey that 🤣 Because companies that claim to be so ethical and caring are doing this. I work for a big corporation, 50K employees, and I see this shit all the time. I’m getting pushed a bit myself.

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HemHaw t1_j8zpr80 wrote

I get it. I have definitely been there. Having worked in IT for nearly 20 years, this thread definitely made me feel that weariness.

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