I think it would be more fitting if they offered staff the opportunity to gradually work less and less frequently and more and more unreliably until they disappeared without any convincing explanation.
Googlers asked if they'd like to bury themselves next to Stadia, Chromecast, DropCam
Google's latest round of layoffs is looking a bit different than usual, with the Chocolate Factory offering a buyout to employees in the recently created Platforms & Devices division. The internet goliath confirmed the move to The Register in an email, saying that US employees in the P&D team have the option to leave …
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Friday 31st January 2025 20:10 GMT DS999
Buyouts vs layoffs
Its a terrible tradeoff for the company, because with layoffs you can target the lowest performers and keep your best people. Even though you can't perfectly target the worst you'll get some of them and definitely won't hit any of your best. When you offer buyouts you will likely get the opposite, because your best people can easily get another job that's equal or better, while the worst performers can't be confident they will get a job anything as sweet as their current gig.
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Tuesday 11th March 2025 14:41 GMT Anonymous Coward
Re: Buyouts vs layoffs
They layoff decisions are usually made so high up in the organization that they don't even really know who is good and who is not. It always seems to be a combination of whoever is making the most money, and then picking names out of a hat. Lots of good folks have been let go here, and lots who suck remain.