People don’t leave companies, they leave their (bad) managers. Period!
Look around you and observe the worst managers. They are most likely...
1) managing people for the first time, with no (people management) training whatsoever
2) got promoted because of who they know, and not, what they know
3) helping to fulfill a minority quota, or some other convenience for HR
4) career builders, who couldn’t care less for their employees, their productivity and contentment, or if juniper succeeds
There are many bad managers around you at Juniper right? I see them all over. Across the board. It has now become the norm. The work environment and culture is built around many of these types of creeps - from Managers, to Directors, to VPs. It wont change in mid-October. Not with a layoff less than 10%. A real cleanup, that brings Juniper back to where it needs to be heading is a much bigger cleanup of Managers, Directors and VPs.
So, if you look at the flip side, right now, it is a game of survival, for everyone. The poor performers, and these cronies alike. Some are scared of the layoffs, but they all feel trapped. The title and compensation is too good, so its too hard to think about leaving. Some even know they are likely to get de-commissioned. Re-orged. Cut. Bamboozled out of a job. The stress is at an all time high.
Here’s a clue: If your manager(s) are being rude, arrogant or publicly humiliating you or your team, chances are they are acting out of insecurity as much as immaturity, Incompetence and the Inability to manage and lead effectively. They probably already know they are going to face a crisis.
The bottom line is, Juniper needs productive employees, and not lousy managers, lousy directors or lousy VPs.