Has anyone find that age is a part of the layoff decision making?
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@r1+1kkm2pgmc from my experience at TR no one in my section has never had a cushy job for life. Most are gone within several years - a lot through layoffs, including managers. Also, how do you define "valuable contributions"?
@3ej How did you manage to get laid off? From what I'm seeing, most are being forced out without any severance.
I was in an EA role for my entire 31 year career at TR. I loved my job & it showed and yet I got laid off in December and it was 5 days before I turned 72. I wasn’t ready to retire but no one that mattered (decision makers) asked.
@10b+1kkm2pgmc I found that most people who were employed for many years in a certain role were both very good at their jobs, dedicated and the work got done. Sure, there was the occasional one who was both lazy and useless at their job. To say that just because someone works for a long time in a particular role has a "cushy" job is a misnomer.
@10b If you are meeting or exceeding your goals and performance metrics, what difference does it make how old you are or how long you have been with the company? Your attitude is the very definition of ageism. Not everyone at TR has the same title as when they started. That's what "growth" is.
@104 if you've stayed at the same cushy job for 20 years, doing the same thing, chances are you aren't that great to begin with
@r1 Or, and hear me out, TR is no longer a place that values contributions and promotes on merit.
As I see it, the real issue is cronism. It's who you know within the organization that can get you promoted.
Or, and hear me out, TR is no longer a place where you can have a cushy job for life, without any valuable contributions
While I haven't been laid off, I do think my age is a factor in my lack of promotions/transfer options.
100%
I would agree.