Steve Pruneau and Asher Black gawk at the current valley in the cycle of hiring and layoffs that typify firms’ inability to match workforce to workload, and how business journalism euphemizes that problem. Of interest in the #bossrebellion
Discussed:
- The ugly cycle of hiring and layoffs
- Jaded reactions after multiple bubbles
- The security of jobs vs. work
- The euphemisms around layoffs that conceal their cause
- The end of job loss shame and the gift of getting back one’s time
RESEARCH LINKS
- Age group reactions to tech layoffs https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/20/technology/tech-layoffs-millennials-gen-x.html
- The usual suspects in journalism about layoffs https://madpipe.link/463039
TALENT
- Steve Pruneau: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevepruneau/
- Asher Black https://www.linkedin.com/in/asherblack/
- Management Consulting Firm: https://freeagentsource.com/
The Boss Rebellion https://bossrebellion.com/
