When you prove you can deliver X amount of work in Y amount of time, it quickly becomes the new baseline. Soon after, you’re expected to “improve” and produce 110% of X in the same Y. If you’re lucky, you might get a raise of around 10%, often less. But there’s a limit to how much efficiency can be squeezed out of a person—continuous improvement at that pace just isn’t sustainable.
Been there, done that, from both points of view. The problem with this current way of doing things is that it punishes people who don't hold back from doing the best work they can. Let that sink in.
Not mentioning that they'll now have to hire Bob back as an independent con$ultant because no one bothered to train nor define what tasks Bob was responsible for. Certainly management didn't think about it until the due dates slipped.
(Personal experience. Boeing layoff several years ago. 6 weeks later was called to ask how to do some reports etc.)
Firstly, I burst into laughter. Then I offered to discuss contractor options AFTER I completed the 2 year degree program I'd started already under joint county/state layoff retraining program partially paid for by Boeing... heh heh. A program that had been around for about 25 years. A program my Dad had lead and earned a Presidential National Award citation for.
All's fair in love and layoffs and therefore you may bet your ass I name-dropped *my ass* as much as necessary to speed up the paperwork and get started!
Good for Bob. He got out while he could.
This is painfully accurate, Bob.
Color-based puzzles are the bane of my existence. 🤬
When you prove you can deliver X amount of work in Y amount of time, it quickly becomes the new baseline. Soon after, you’re expected to “improve” and produce 110% of X in the same Y. If you’re lucky, you might get a raise of around 10%, often less. But there’s a limit to how much efficiency can be squeezed out of a person—continuous improvement at that pace just isn’t sustainable.
This one’s gonna cut deep for a lot of us.
Been there, done that, from both points of view. The problem with this current way of doing things is that it punishes people who don't hold back from doing the best work they can. Let that sink in.
Not mentioning that they'll now have to hire Bob back as an independent con$ultant because no one bothered to train nor define what tasks Bob was responsible for. Certainly management didn't think about it until the due dates slipped.
(Personal experience. Boeing layoff several years ago. 6 weeks later was called to ask how to do some reports etc.)
Was your reply something along the lines of "shove those reports up your a**"?
Firstly, I burst into laughter. Then I offered to discuss contractor options AFTER I completed the 2 year degree program I'd started already under joint county/state layoff retraining program partially paid for by Boeing... heh heh. A program that had been around for about 25 years. A program my Dad had lead and earned a Presidential National Award citation for.
All's fair in love and layoffs and therefore you may bet your ass I name-dropped *my ass* as much as necessary to speed up the paperwork and get started!
I almost feel sorry for people on the other end who have to conduct such conversations. Almost, but no, not really.
This reminds me of the last couple of places where I worked before I retired!😆