Info from an LL4: criteria for layoff isnt as defined as in previous "right sizings".
A lot of it seems to be you are in the wrong position at the wrong time. Seems to be less about performance than it should be...which is why details of the actual process for decisioning have been scarce. What theyve done in previous waves is spend a good chunk of time in an offsite figuring out how they want the departments to be designed. There seems to be some means to pick and choose who to keep or let go, reassign, etc. There are some concerns from people Ive talked to that if youre new to your team, or not "tight" with the next level up, you may be an easy target regardless of how you may perform long term.