Managers deliberately keep non performing employees to use them in a layoff scenario.
Thought I will make this revelation. Smart Managers deliberately continue to keep ordinary people in their team and these people are given a decent hike too so that they can stay in the company until there is a layoff scenario. This generally happens with product based companies that undergo periodic layoffs regardless of economic slowdown. So if you are an ordinary employee & continue to get encouraging feedback from your manager plus a decent hike every year, beware! This might be a smart-trap laid by your manager.
spidey
Stealth
a year ago
This seems unnecessarily complicated. No decent company gives managers spare or underperforming employees deliberately to use in case of layoffs months or years in advance. Managers will ask their deputies on outcomes from their team, this seems unlikely
99bytes
Stealth
a year ago
I pity people that are so naive that they refuse to believe the art of presenting a rosy picture to the leadership team.
Not saying every manager is like that. But the ‘tantra’ used by ‘some’ smart & shrewd ones is worth to be brought to people’s knowledge. Rest, I’ll leave it to individuals whether to believe this post or not.
spidey
Stealth
a year ago
I have unfortunately been part of layoff discussions, on both ends. While I’m not saying this is impossible, it is highly improbable considering the amount of headache managers have to go through to justify every single person in their team. Senior folks eat you alive, demanding visibility and justification of each “resource” that is part of the manager’s team.
People don’t realise this till they become managers and senior folks start demanding these justifications
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Companies like amazon PIP employees instead of giving encouraging feedback.
Is that something you did often as a manager?
99bytes
Stealth
a year ago
There’s a reason why I voluntarily switched into an IC role.
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SanMos
Stealth
a year ago
This is very true. They also keep low performing people in team and give them decent rating so that it is easier to load them off to another team.
99bytes
Stealth
a year ago
I’ve worked with/under best & worst managers around me. My only intention was to make you all aware.
Apparently at amazon new folks are hired as easy candidates for PIP since there’s a PIP quota that needs to be filled. Apparently*, idk how true this is
Borosil_Carrier
Stealth
2 months ago
Yes, it’s a pretty standard practice across corporates as well.
My boss once told me this on his own, that why do you think there are so many incompetent people in this company ?
Then he gave me this answer which you have posted.
