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It absolutely affects morale for the "suvivors". you don't just cull a fifth of your company like cattle and expect the remainers to be blissfully ignorant. Also, top performers seeing this, even if they survive, will definitely start shopping around. It's an awful move for companies in the middle-long term. T

The titanic was warned over a day in advance. It then took 3 hours to sink. You can absolutely be sinking but look to be productive for a while. Especially if the company just wants to tread water instead of grow. And I hope they have enough lifeboats ready when that time comes.




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