I keep wondering how many of us on the front lines will actually make it through this reorganization versus the bloated middle management layers. Somehow, the folks who barely do any real work seem to stay safe, while the rest of us get caught in the cuts.
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@a9 exactly this
@a9 I agree with you with one exception. There will be cuts every year for the foreseeable future.
McKinsey model at work. BTW round 3 2Q next year ..alignment to market conditions
@a9 this is true and I’ll add that they know the aftermath will be chaotic for the teams. The purpose is to create chaos, or shake things up, such that only the true and necessary work gets done, thereby low value work falls to the wayside. This is part of the strategy and acceptable for them, but they know they will not feel the pain, only those remaining in the new organization will
Welcome to corporate Amerika. You're learning.
OP, this is no mystery. 24 year old reorg consultants go to managers and ask what front line work can be offshored or the minimum staff required to operate. Managers that have no concept of what it takes to do the work agree something like 40% of team can be cut. Remaining team members have to do 125% or more of their previous workload. Managers keep their job and wonder why their team morale is low and team is underperforming. Consultants collect massive paycheck and tell the managers they will see them in 3-5 years to cut more people.