• Chunk@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    They want to force attrition. They over hired and need to reduce headcount but they don’t want the negative press of laying more people off.

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      1 year ago

      Whilst it wouldn’t surprise me at all if this was the case, I’ve seen similar things at other companies, it’s a completely brain-dead strategy. The people who leave are the most qualified and capable employees who can easily find a job elsewhere and you’re just left with all the people who the company swept up in the boom period where they were hiring anyone with a pulse.