How Layoffs Really Get Decided - It’s Not Performance

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Most employees believe layoffs are a reflection of performance. But inside corporate rooms, the conversation often revolves around cost, legal exposure, optics, and restructuring goals. High salaries, age brackets, department reshuffles—these factors quietly shape who stays and who goes. Performance is considered, but it’s rarely the deciding factor on its own.

For professionals, the lesson is clear: job security isn’t just about doing great work. It’s about understanding how you’re positioned within the system—your cost, your replaceability, and how you fit into bigger decisions you’re not part of.

For companies, there’s a deeper responsibility. Legal compliance isn’t the same as ethical leadership. The strongest organizations are the ones that remember layoffs aren’t just numbers on a spreadsheet—they’re lives, families, and futures.

Source: The Company Men (2010)

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