So there's a lot of chitchat about people being fired/laid off for the wrong reasons but does anyone actually know of someone who got the boot for the right one? I figure that some of these separations must hold some validity

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Productivity. Seen plenty of times where someone was slacking. Whether it’s bringing in new revenue or delivering quality deliverables- one thing we must always remember is there’s hundreds of people lined up behind us that would be happy to take our jobs.

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No. Right now there’s the COVID economic crisis that I feel is largely to blame. I figured you’re asking for times when layoffs are warranted. You’ll never have someone admit they were let go because they were being lazy and that’s an instance I feel it is warranted.

I’ve heard of people getting laid off at Accenture and when they complain about their experience, I think they were justified in being a bottom performer. But I’ve also heard of rock stars being laid off. So I think it’s a mixed bag right now.

I know at least one who never got the boot and should have.... for so many reasons.

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