Comment on Ask HN: Could layoffs be companies firing deadweight?parentComments−UncleMeat3yI am livid.The general belief is that the decision making didn't go below the VP level. Google is huge, so this often means 4-5 managers up from an IC.−miohtama3yLaid offs are rarely precise tool. There is a time pressure and avoiding uncertainty to get them done which sometimes prevents perfect outcome.−FeistySkink3ySo what was the reasoning in the end?−UncleMeat3yThey refuse to share. I suspect they never will. I do not understand the reasoning for this decision to hide the selection method.−za3faran3yYep, they don't want to get sued.
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I am livid.
The general belief is that the decision making didn't go below the VP level. Google is huge, so this often means 4-5 managers up from an IC.
Laid offs are rarely precise tool. There is a time pressure and avoiding uncertainty to get them done which sometimes prevents perfect outcome.
So what was the reasoning in the end?
They refuse to share. I suspect they never will. I do not understand the reasoning for this decision to hide the selection method.
Yep, they don't want to get sued.