Today my company executed the involuntary portion of the staff reduction process and one of my peers that I had known since the year 2000 was let go. Deep inside I knew he was smart and capable, but he lacked the EQ and responsiveness to satisfy the key people in the company in order to save his job. On the hand he is a very responsible father and take care of his three children. Losing this job will definitely hurt him, and I wish him nothing but the best in his future endeavor.
Talk about surviving in tough times, workplace politics can be very complicated. Even if your manager wanted to save your job, he/she may actually lack the authority to do it if his/her employees didn't satisfy other co-workers/peers/management on the job. Gossips and words of mouth can be very damaging to one's credibility, therefore sometimes it is necessary to satisfy your peers and co-workers as well.
Best of luck, my friends.
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agree. and i also notice that each person has a preference whom they like to work with, if they have a choice. i am still learning to be a team member of my team. ;)
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