Trimming the fat needs mercilessness.
He recited the mantra as he erased names from the chart, each deletion a silent goodbye, executed with clinical efficiency.
The office was perceived as an obese comfort zone, and the new management did not view loyalty as productive.
The desks stood stripped and mute, silence reigning in corners where conversations had once boomed.
Yet on Monday, the air was brisk – tension disguised as focus, and fear as a willingness to follow new rules.
The hatchet guy sipped his coffee, wondering if anyone could tell that the next name to vanish might be his own.
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Like AI, it might be smart but isn’t necessarily wise.
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You nailed it 🤣🤣
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yep, sometimes the ones that feel the safest are the most naive. 🙂
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They are recruited because they get carried away easily and will dance to given select tunes.
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Even the hatchet guy is expendable.
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In corporates, yes.
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“…did not view loyalty as productive.”
Sometimes smart people can be stupid.
(of course, this runs the risk of being incorrect due to holding on to an old (and therefore) outdated paradigm
As a young person I had no problem imagining change… what I did totally was underestimate the rate/pace of change! lol damn
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Algorithms have overtaken paradigms 😂
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Great ending 👏🏼
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Thank you, Sadje! HR guys are paid a bomb to execute retrenchment, and then shown the door in less than a year.
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You’re welcome. Yes that’s true.
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Well, those last few words gave me a surprise! Good one, Reena.
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Thank you, Chris! The industry has changed from the times we walked in corporate corridors. I’ve heard of algorithm-based retrenchment. The algo decides which employees are not a good fit.
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