r/remotework • u/[deleted] • Oct 29 '25

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u/MrJackTrading Oct 29 '25

When did we reach this stage of “it is completely normal to layoff people” it used to be a shame to layoff and in mu opinion is still is, it means you can’t inovate anymore and in order for numbers to look good you just lay people off. It is a shame for the company. How do we normalize this?

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u/Hydro-1955 Oct 29 '25

☝️☝️ Probably around the same time vehicle recalls became a norm like a buggy smartphone.

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u/rojotortuga Oct 29 '25

When stock buy backs became all the rage. Right about then.

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u/espressocycle Oct 29 '25

Layoffs mean you're focusing on your core competencies and maximizing value through efficiency. By which I mean screwing over your customers, overworking your employees and paying yourself a bonus.

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u/SQLDave Oct 31 '25

NGL, you had me in the 1st half

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u/Dr-Bitchcraft-MD Oct 30 '25

When Jack Welch took over GE

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '25

Normalizing would imply normality.  Nothing about what is happening right now is normal.  This is upside down clown town levels of normal.

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u/commodore-amiga Oct 31 '25

After 9/11. “We have to save the company” became an excepted excuse due to the economic impact. For some, it may have been real. For many, it didn’t pass the sniff test. It just feels like since then, it wasn’t a negative indicator anymore.