I worked for an agency company (mostly T&M contracts) that went through a round of layoffs almost entirely because they wanted to be "like a family" and the managers didn't let poor performers go. I think they ended up cutting something like 10% of their workforce, including underperformers and all new hires, in an effort to get cash flow moving in the right direction again.
It was incredibly rough- a lot of people who weren't being told they needed to shape up or ship out were instead simply told they're being shipped out. The only upside is managers got better about supporting employees later on who weren't performing, including putting people on PIPs rather than letting them coast.
It was incredibly rough- a lot of people who weren't being told they needed to shape up or ship out were instead simply told they're being shipped out. The only upside is managers got better about supporting employees later on who weren't performing, including putting people on PIPs rather than letting them coast.