The Secret Layoff Tactic Managers Are Using Today

The Secret Layoff Tactic Managers Are Using Today

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[jtixtlan]

They don’t mind telling people they’re laid off - they mind paying severance for layoffs.

[the]

I've been remote for over 5 years, pre-pandemic. Company wants everyone to come in now regardless of pre-pandemic status.

So now, I drive 3.5 hours one-way to the office. When I get to the office I get on zoom meetings to talk to my coworkers in other states, that aren't even in my office.

Magically, because I'm calling from a noisy office desk instead of my quiet home office I built, the zoom meeting is somehow "different".

If return-to-office is designed to make you quit then it's working!

[Bocphu]

I like how companies and managers are putting so much effort into milking their employees rather than increasing the business and taking care of their workers

[noirskate]

The 80’s and 90’s MBA management culture is clashing wth current day realities of work

[shobull]

It's hard to micromanage when noone is around.

[Bradley]

My director said they were really surprised/disappointed more people didn't quit with the RTO a year ago. The HR team has resorted to giving poor performance reviews to make sure people don't get a bonus, even if they "earned" it by meeting the criteria required to make the bonus. Recently I received a "sometimes" for a group of quantitative business goals that I and my team hit >100% on for Q1 and Q2. Asked how do I "sometimes" meet the goals, if I've hit every single goal this year?... shouldn't it be "always"? My boss just ignored my question twice, and said this is what the ratings are. So no bonus, even though anything >100% productivity and cost was supposed to give us a small bonus.

[benscott]

At the eod, you can remote a lot of people other than management and directors. Return to office is to validate paying for commercial real estate.

[estebanhenriquez]

Sweet, short, and to the point: Control. That’s all.

[SIGMA_CENTRAL_IKON]

Wonderful channel. Came here after watching A LIFE AFTER LAYOFF YouTube channel. This is a channel that truly deserves a genuine, long time subscription. You have just won yourself a new subscriber!!!

[josephwolf]

From what I heard about RTO is middle managers are trying to save jobs. Because the wfh experience realized middle managers achieve and/or accomplish nothing. They are essentially there so leaders don’t have to talk to subordinates

[Holleywood]

I currently work remote but have to return to a office location once a month for team meeting. Nothing gets done that day. We sit though meetings that could be a email only because they want to see us. It makes no sense.

[jimroscovius]

My wife gets more done at home than at the office. Fewer distractions.

[Roger-do]

My team is spread all over the country mostly working from home and only going to the office when necessary. We can talk to each other in conference calls for meetings. Personally, WFH is a great time and energy savings and stress relief. And I can concentrate and be a lot more productive at home.

[robertjeffery]

I worked a place that weekly fired people on Fridays just as the 90 day period showed up before benefits kicked in… Monday the next 89 day employee would show up..when my 89 day came they pulled me in the office.. I laughed at them they couldn’t believe it..
It was perfect

[MagicKnight]

The funniest part about this video is that you KNOW Dave doesn’t let anyone work from home. LOL

[tscoff]

I was hired to work remotely. I can’t go in to an office, my employer doesn’t have a physical office in the state that I live in!

[bradleygraves]

I love the episode on The Simpson's where Mr. Burns had to cut costs at the nuclear power plant. So he announced "all non essential employees can leave for the day." Then he used binoculars from his office balcony to tell his assistant Smithers the names of the people he saw leaving. Great scene.

[DawnofFab]

I work the same in the office than I do from home. It's called Work ethic. Employers know who has it and who doesn't but it's easier to get everyone on a RTO than to confront a low performer

[brucecollins]

I have been doing my current job for more than 10 years. I started as a contractor but now I am an employee. I have done a great job. During covid, my mom was diagnosed with dementia- she lives with me and I am taking care of her. All of a sudden, we were blindsided with an RTO mandate. this has created a bad work culture, people are not happy. Fortunately, I'm old enough and have saved up enough that I can put my mother first- but for many people, this is going to be a challenge, to say the least. My heart goes out to them.

[Zapruderfilm]

My friend worked with a guy who, along with others was laid off from a middle management position.
The next day that guy waited for the manager responsible for his layoff to leave the building Now the man who was laid off was released from prison last year after spending a decade behind bars.
Be very very careful when you are the one responsible for upending someone’s life.