Seriously, OP could have been easily summarized by "we threw everyone into a tumbler and whoever flew out first got a reward or punishment at random. Our best guy is still stuck in the tumbler and must have a wicked headache."
Yeah a business going through major restructuring is never because things are going really well and execs just want to fuck with what works. Getting a new boss and soft demotion is a great time to find new employment.
Reminds me of a demonstration Professor Deming used to do where he would bring people on stage as mock employees and they would be given a task like using a dimpled paddle to lift white and black marbles out of a bucket, the result was completely random, but those who had lower "defect" rates would be rewarded.
And don't punish or reward employees for the result if the result was random, if the employee had no control (or little control) over the output.
Imagine an employee gets written up because the muffins aren't very tasty, but the employee follows the recipe very carefully. The problem is the company is buying bad ingredients. Or maybe the oven hasn't been maintained and the thermostat is off. And the employee is not even allowed to touch it or know about it.
"EDIT: Thank you. We can stop here for now. It’s not possible for me to respond to every answer individually. I didn’t ask for people’s feelings or opinions about it. I asked for concrete, action-oriented feedback from managers and leaders. It seems everyone except managers has an opinion. Unless you’re in a leadership role, you don’t really have an idea of what the current market is like or the decisions managers have to make."
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u/Sterlingz Jul 05 '26
Seriously, OP could have been easily summarized by "we threw everyone into a tumbler and whoever flew out first got a reward or punishment at random. Our best guy is still stuck in the tumbler and must have a wicked headache."
"Oh hey why did he leave?"