...depriving the company of the talent it needs to compete effectively in a rapidly changing market environment.
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assuming all 15% are "talent", too much of a good thing makes you fat. more isn't better.
I wouldn't worry about who gets laid off. The most talented persons I know already left the company after the first layoff, before TSHTF which is happening right now. In fact, I'm expecting to get a referral bonus any day now for helping some of these people leave. At this point they could cut just about anybody and do the right thing, because the most senior and experienced people are already gone, everything left is fat at that company ...
Uberworkers is rad concept. Hire somebody for 12 minutes to fix a static analysis error. Ayn Rand Coding School
Company managers that make these decisions don't know who is engineering fat or muscle. Something is wrong with American electronics corporate structure. People are not valued for their capabilities and are tossed in the dishwater when cuts like this are made. Believe me as one who was laid off - the job market is fake. Jobs listed are not real. No one calls you if you match the requirements. HR is overwhelmed with resumes each Monday morning. Companies like Qualcomm are looking for the next Big Thing and it has not happened yet. It is not ok, not normal, and really is something to be extremely concerned about. Placement firms that deal with the layoff victims are seeing whole engineering departments canned in favor of off shore solutions. They suggest 3 years in a company max will be common. Uberworkers is the damn future unless politicians wise up quick. Who wants an engineering degree if you last 3 years at a company and tale 8 months to find a new one. And maybe you have to move to Silicon Valley and commit to a 1 million dollar house. Aargh.
Company managers that make these decisions don't know who is engineering fat or muscle. Something is wrong with American electronics corporate structure. People are not valued for their capabilities and are tossed in the dishwater when cuts like this are made. Believe me as one who was laid off - the job market is fake. Jobs listed are not real. No one calls you if you match the requirements. HR is overwhelmed with resumes each Monday morning. Companies like Qualcomm are looking for the next Big Thing and it has not happened yet. It is not ok, not normal, and really is something to be extremely concerned about. Placement firms that deal with the layoff victims are seeing whole engineering departments canned in favor of off shore solutions. They suggest 3 years in a company max will be common. Uberworkers is the damn future unless politicians wise up quick. Who wants an engineering degree if you last 3 years at a company and tale 8 months to find a new one. And maybe you have to move to Silicon Valley and commit to a 1 million dollar house. Aargh.
Quality team does this sound familiar? More people of what is needed?
The underlining problems in QC are real and undeniable. Healthy revenue has helped to hide the problems of waste and bloated headcounts. When the revenue growth stopped, people were all of sudden questioning how did we get here. The answer is simple; you are part of the problem, if you don’t contribute to a profitable product; you are part of the problem, if your work duplicates someone else’s; you are part of problem, if your team uses 2 to 3 times the resources necessary. Unfortunately, those people are more than half of QC employee pool.
The problem is that a lot of good people start worrying about their futures. They start looking and ultimately leave.
So, in addition to cutting the fat you end up loosing people you didn't want to.
This is from someone who survived many rounds of layoffs elsewhere.
WTF are you talking about? I see this as trimming the fat. A company this big hires some people that are not the best. Nothing more.