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0 pointsjack_pp2mo ago0 comments

Well probably OP won't be affected because management is very pleased with him and his output, why would they fire him? Hire someone who can probably have better output than him for 10% more money or someone who might have the same output for 25% less pay?

You think any manager in their right mind would take risks like that?

I think the real consequences are that they probably are so pleased with how productive the team is becoming that they will not hire new people or fire the ones who aren't keeping up with the times.

It's like saying "wow, our factory just produced 50% more cars this year, time to shut down half the factory to reduce costs!"

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wiseowise2mo ago

> You think any manager in their right mind would take risks like that?

You really underestimate stupidity of your average manager. Two of our top performers left because they were underpaid and the manager (in charge of the comp) never even tried to retain them.

anomaly_2mo ago

I bet they weren't as valuable as you think. This is a common issue with certain high performing line delivery employees (particularly those with technical skills, programmers, lawyers, accountants, etc), they always think they are carrying the whole team/company on their shoulders. It almost never turns out to be the case. The machine will keep grinding.

jack_ppOP2mo ago

That's one kind of stupidity. Actually firing the golden goose is one step further

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