Probably the expectation is that the most marketable ones would receive special incentives including pay bumps and promotions. This makes a strong assumption that the company is able to accurately identify contributors worth the special incentives, which I have no faith in.
Or that the quantum of "surplus" is such that even if some leave, there will be plenty left + the market has plenty of talent inventory anyway after the spate of layoffs.
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This never made any sense to me, aren't you just guaranteeing that the most marketable employees will leave and those that are coasting will stay put?
Probably the expectation is that the most marketable ones would receive special incentives including pay bumps and promotions. This makes a strong assumption that the company is able to accurately identify contributors worth the special incentives, which I have no faith in.
Or that the quantum of "surplus" is such that even if some leave, there will be plenty left + the market has plenty of talent inventory anyway after the spate of layoffs.
It's not supposed to make sense.
Rather, it's done to satisfy whatever piques shareholder anxiety of the current moment.