> Sometimes caring for people is ensuring they find better job opportunities elsewhere. Leave glowing reviews, give them warm leads at other companies, give good severance packages.
> But you do not have to keep them hired. You are running a business, you hire based on your needs, not theirs.
Caring for someone isn't kicking them out the door with a kind word. That's just assuaging your own guilt and little else.
If you actually "cared" for those people, you'd keep them on the payroll until they actually found "better job opportunities elsewhere."
> If you actually "cared" for those people, you'd keep them on the payroll until they actually found "better job opportunities elsewhere."
Unfortunately, there are strong systemic forces working against this approach. This is why when executives say that the team/company are "like a family" they might mean it, but they can't actually exhibit the behaviours of a family when times get tough. Being too nice can risk the well-being of the overall company which could put everyone out of a job suddenly.
The answer society has come up with so far is funding and maintaining institutions that can run at a loss without going out of business. But this seems increasingly unpopular in some circles.
“Strong systemic forces” is code for “I’m not willing to put in the time or effort to figure this out, because I’d rather excuse myself out of it”.
Stop making excuses. You as a person can make a difference if you want to. If you won’t, then that’s your own decision, don’t blame anyone else for it.
Don’t point the finger at “society”, what happens when you point the finger at yourself? Don’t deflect.
Letting employees cling to jobs where they are no longer needed is unhealthy for everyone, and deprives resources for new people to join the company with new talents that may be in demand.
> Letting employees cling to jobs where they are no longer needed is unhealthy for everyone...
Quit lying to yourself. It's certainly not "unhealthy for everyone," for instance it's probably healthier for laid off employees in many circumstances.
"It's better for everyone" often translates to "it's better for me and I don't really care about you."
> But you do not have to keep them hired. You are running a business, you hire based on your needs, not theirs.
Caring for someone isn't kicking them out the door with a kind word. That's just assuaging your own guilt and little else.
If you actually "cared" for those people, you'd keep them on the payroll until they actually found "better job opportunities elsewhere."