Does this really keep someone from being laid off?

[Lucky_One]

As well, employees have a bottom line financial cost to the company. If your perks are better than another employee or your salary is higher or if your health insurance costs more because you are older or if your contract was written to give you more PTO, then you can be the one let go as you are costing the company more money.

[Tayla]

There is sometimes no rhyme or reason to what constitutes a firing/layoff.

 

Had an employee (12 years with the company)that I would have bet my farm would be there til retirement. Worked diligently and stayed to do some extra work for the boss. Never got Overtime for it either. Was great with customers and always added that special touch to Listen about customer concerns. One day...the pink slip hit his desk. He was devastated, Not a one of us team members could fathom what got him released. His Employee file was filled with positive reviews and customer letters of Thank yous!

 

Upper management insisted ( as they so often do)- Hey guys consider this a warning that even the best of you are on shaky grounds with the job market. Better step it up a bit! None of us did, we figured if you are going to fire a guy like that then we havent a prayer in the world our job is safe.

 

We call it riding out the firing wave.