Chip Cutter

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1,085 appearances 18 recordings 1 series first heard Aug 2019 last heard Sep 2024

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · How Companies Decide Which Employees Will Be Laid Off · 29 Mar 2023 podcast

In February, Okta said it would cut 300 employees, or 5% of its staff, after the company said, like others, that it overhired in the pandemic. voice-verified

And so many departments across the company were given specific financial cost-cutting targets to meet. voice-verified

And they did so in different ways. voice-verified

So some of the innovation and product development teams gave priority to keeping people who were working on projects and goals that seemed achievable in a three-year timeline versus a five-year one. voice-verified

And Okta elsewhere in the company eliminated some salespeople who were focused on small and medium-sized businesses in North America. voice-verified

So you could just see the different choices that the company made here. voice-verified

It can be. voice-verified

Those who bring in revenue can maybe be a little more safe if they're seen as core to the company. voice-verified

But it depends on what the company does. voice-verified

It depends on what a company decides it needs to focus on over the next couple of years. voice-verified

WSJ Your Money Briefing · Companies Shedding Workers, but Avoiding ‘Layoffs’ · 1 Mar 2023 podcast

A layoff can hurt a company's reputation. matched

It could jar employees. matched

It could hurt a company's culture. matched

There are many reasons why a company wouldn't want to go to that drastic step of a big workforce reduction. matched

Always a pleasure. matched

Thanks for having me. matched

It's not. matched

Companies have long had ways of pushing employees out without firing them. matched

They could reorganize teams or require employees to report to a new boss or make them take on a new project. matched

All of those changes could prompt staffers to look elsewhere for work. matched

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