Yesterday night has been a horrifying experience with the news of my ex Boss passing away. Received the info at about 12.30 in the night and was not able to get back to sleep until around 2.30 or so. Wifey was feeling very anxious and needed calming down and she needed comforting.
Today morning came to know thru a friend, let's call him SS, that one of our friend's has lost his wife yesterday in the morning. She fell in the bathroom and died.
Not been having a good day at all and planning to close a little early today and reach home and play with my son.
My condolences to both the families and pray that God gives them the strength to tide thru this phase.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Of slowdown and layoffs
I was reading with interest Subroto Bagchi's blog and the article on IT meltdown and the IT jobs. This article can be read in full at http://www.mindtree.com/subrotobagchi/of-the-melt-down-it-jobs/
He is of the opinion that there has to be consideration to the people in the bottom of the pyramid which is close to 5% of the total workforce, who are non-performers. We need to try all ways and means to retain these people and see them thru the rough times. But another article by Geoff Colvin, wherein he is of the opnion that we should not carry on underperformers for long, as they tend to pull the performers down along with them and the company would be not able to reward the performers, whereby we would be loosing them.
Opposite thoughts, but both make sense. I am trying to strike a fine balance between the 2.
He is of the opinion that there has to be consideration to the people in the bottom of the pyramid which is close to 5% of the total workforce, who are non-performers. We need to try all ways and means to retain these people and see them thru the rough times. But another article by Geoff Colvin, wherein he is of the opnion that we should not carry on underperformers for long, as they tend to pull the performers down along with them and the company would be not able to reward the performers, whereby we would be loosing them.
Opposite thoughts, but both make sense. I am trying to strike a fine balance between the 2.
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