"HP. They like to fire their lowest 10% every year."
Hah. I worked at a company that did that. It was a GE thing. We couldn't fill the vacant positions as quickly. At an annual "all-hands" employee meeting, I asked the CEO whether we could re-hire someone who had been culled, if they were the best candidate to fill the empty position. And whether they would get their original pay or what was on offer for the opening. (Trick question, because employee pay scales didn't change with promotion, people who rose up were paid far less than peers.)
Sounds like you had a similar experience. Cheers!
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