layoffs

Layoffs or rumours of layoffs make that channel blow up with speculation and comparing notes.

People affected by the layoffs are being let go - their happiness, in some sense, is definitely going to be impacted by the layoffs.

Toyota had a policy of not laying-off permanent employees for many decades after layoffs during the 50s (see e.g.

Don't have your employees find out by seeing their boss ask on HN how to handle layoffs.

All this suggests to me is that HP(s) will be announcing rounds of layoffs in the not too distant future.

In my view, the process has lost that purpose since it became a zero-sum game for determining raises, bonuses, and even layoffs.

The employer doesn't know or care about individual employees, but may have a disposition towards or against bulk layoffs in various circumstances.

I think that these layoffs were made significantly less burdensome because of who was laid off -- i.e.

The last time I survived layoffs, it took me longer to find a new job than my laid-off peers.

Bigger companies are mostly shedding people (either through attrition or selective layoffs).

It seems to me to be prudent advice (of course, I've been in companies going through layoffs more than once).

Performance reviews, stack ranking, layoffs to maximize corporate profit, and such.

I worked for AOL in 2005-2006 back before the huge layoffs occurred (and me included) and it had a similar "college campus" vibe.

I got hit in the layoffs at Halliburton here in Houston back in January, and at no time was "don't disparage the company" ever made a condition of accepting severance.