Thread regarding Comcast layoffs

Sometimes it's done fairly i.e. who the truly poor performers are go first. But like most things at Comcast it usually comes down to these factors:

1. Are you a potential threat to management's hegemony?
2. Are you good friends with someone in management?
3. Are you truly loyal to your people leader in all circumstances?
4. Are you IC or manager? IC is more likely to go because after all, who makes the decisions?

Notice that competence is not in that list.

No one knows. It’s one of life’s greatest mysteries.

Leadership title reporting to the same exact title or worse yet, a lesser one. Having no direct reports or less than a handful. Having no revenue generating responsibilities. Being in the same position for 1 or 2 decades (you're not growing). Not being able to make a decision. Having a bad team culture and morale. I could go on.

Performance issues (current)
Part of a team that has no value or output.
Your role doesn't make a difference to any project/task of value or potential to generate revenue.
Other IC's or teams that do the same thing as you in an adjacent area.
Your skills have not improved (you didn't keep up)
Bad attitude and behavior

I find it funny that some say that people with all the knowledge left. You know why that happened? Because their leader su-ks and didn't account for a single point of failure. And case in point, that leader is bad enough to not even pay attention to who does know everything. == Bad leadership.

@a2 if you're from Wharton you're safe execs love credentials

And somehow, they always manage to cut the wrong people. I'm not saying the rest of us are useless. Far from it. But every single time, they get rid of the one person who really knew their stuff. The one with the experience, the skills, the institutional knowledge. The person holding the whole team together without anyone even realizing it. And you only find out how much they mattered once they're gone.

Pick one, it can be any one and all of them at the same time:

• Performance: Ratings, productivity, performance issues.
• Role: Duplicate roles / responsibilities.
• Business: Teams working on lower-priority products or projects.
• Cost: Highcost positions, compensation levels, and operating expenses.
• Location: Geo consolidation, site closures, or relocation of work.
• Skills: Technical expertise, specialized knowledge, and future business needs.
• Reorg: Management layers, team consolidation, and reporting changes.
• Projects/Funding: Canceled initiatives/projects, budget cuts, dropping business demand.

ever played "pin the tail on the donkey"?