Thread regarding National Semiconductor Corp. layoffs

In 2009 we let go around 2000 people, that's 1/4 of all folks who worked there. since then, layoffs are ongoing... Key decisions are made top down by executive management, the decision are often based on incorrect or poor information. There's no real communication until a course of action pretty much set - this means it can't be changed when all information is known, or management would have to admit that a mistake has been made. We are going thru many many changes of direction yet the managers who made the poor decisions which resulted in the failure keep their positions. Workers bear the heavy brunt of the mistakes. One of the reasons for such poor decision making is that managers don't seek the information - but another, more prevalent reason is that workers are afraid to give it. The perception is that failing to follow the official line is VERY dangerous. So, bad decisions lead to poor financial outcomes, poor financial outcomes lead to layoffs. Simple as that...