What are the appropriate or possible responses to being publicly asked if you're going to do a layoff, in the case that:
(1) you are definitely going to do a layoff
(2) you have not yet decided but are considering it
(3) you are definitely not doing a layoff
In the past, HNers have mentioned that if you admit you're going to lay people off, then your best performers will leave. Is that true? If so, what should companies say in order to be truthful and to help keep the company from falling apart?
Relatedly, how does a company credibly promise not to do layoffs, to put people's minds at ease?
(1) you are definitely going to do a layoff
(2) you have not yet decided but are considering it
(3) you are definitely not doing a layoff
In the past, HNers have mentioned that if you admit you're going to lay people off, then your best performers will leave. Is that true? If so, what should companies say in order to be truthful and to help keep the company from falling apart?
Relatedly, how does a company credibly promise not to do layoffs, to put people's minds at ease?