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高盛员工收到“开会”邀请,但实为裁员

Steve Mollman
2023-01-18

1月11日,高盛裁员3,200人,约占员工总数的6.5%。

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高盛集团首席执行官苏德巍。图片来源:PATRICK T. FALLON—BLOOMBERG VIA GETTY IMAGES

被高盛集团(Goldman Sachs)这样的知名投行裁员是一回事,但如果本以为只是例行开会,结果却突然被裁,就是另外一种说法了。

1月11日,高盛裁员3,200人,约占员工总数的6.5%。裁员本身并不令人意外,因为在2022年12月,首席执行官苏德巍(David Solomon)就警告称,预计“1月上半月将缩减员工人数”,原因是“货币紧缩环境下经济活动放缓”。

但据《纽约邮报》(New York Post)1月13日报道,知情人士透露不少员工被裁得实在意外,原本他们以为只是例行开会,到场后才知道已经被裁员。

报道称,被裁员工收到高盛的纽约总部虚假的会议邀请,有些甚至安排在早上7点半。但等他们抵达会议室时得知的只是被裁通知,顶头上司经理就在一旁看着。

据《纽约邮报》报道,高盛内部把1月11日称为“大卫爆破日”(David’s Demolition Day)。

《财富》杂志向高盛询问《纽约邮报》的报道时,该公司的全球传播主管托尼·弗拉托回答道:

“我们知道,对离职同事来说,这是艰难的时刻。感谢所有员工的贡献,我们也在为离职员工的转型提供支持。当下的重点是在充满挑战的宏观经济环境中适当地调整公司的规模,迎接今后的机会。”

近来,关于裁员的礼节愈发受到重视,尤其是在科技行业。美国的总体失业率虽然较低,但近几个月来,科技行业的劳动力数量却大幅减少。

今年1月初,赛富时(Salesforce)的首席执行官马克·贝尼奥夫遭到抨击,因为之前一天刚宣布大规模裁员,全体会议上又回避相关问题。贝尼奥夫创立赛富时的时候曾经强调源于夏威夷的“Ohana”观念,意思是家庭纽带,鼓励人们对彼此负责,如今有员工怀疑这还是不是公司文化的核心。

2022年11月,埃隆·马斯克因为混乱地收购推特(Twitter)后又暴力裁员而广受批评。据《财富》杂志报道,一些员工在发现无法登录公司的电子邮件或通讯系统后才知道工作没有了。其他人得知被裁的方式则是下班后的一封(未署名的)电子邮件。

人力专家毫不留情地评论相关乱象。“我在人力资源行业工作了十多年,见识过很多不同规模和类型的公司如何处理裁员问题。”一位人力资源从业者发布推文写道。“我个人认为,马斯克治下的推特正在经历可怕的一切,不管从法律、道德还是人道角度来看。令人愤怒而且心碎。”

另一方面,2022年8月,一位首席执行官曾经在领英(LinkedIn)上发布一张泪眼婆娑的自拍,贴文中表示对解雇员工很内疚。而批评者称此举无非是公关噱头,指责他只是为了博取同情。(财富中文网)

译者:夏林

被高盛集团(Goldman Sachs)这样的知名投行裁员是一回事,但如果本以为只是例行开会,结果却突然被裁,就是另外一种说法了。

1月11日,高盛裁员3,200人,约占员工总数的6.5%。裁员本身并不令人意外,因为在2022年12月,首席执行官苏德巍(David Solomon)就警告称,预计“1月上半月将缩减员工人数”,原因是“货币紧缩环境下经济活动放缓”。

但据《纽约邮报》(New York Post)1月13日报道,知情人士透露不少员工被裁得实在意外,原本他们以为只是例行开会,到场后才知道已经被裁员。

报道称,被裁员工收到高盛的纽约总部虚假的会议邀请,有些甚至安排在早上7点半。但等他们抵达会议室时得知的只是被裁通知,顶头上司经理就在一旁看着。

据《纽约邮报》报道,高盛内部把1月11日称为“大卫爆破日”(David’s Demolition Day)。

《财富》杂志向高盛询问《纽约邮报》的报道时,该公司的全球传播主管托尼·弗拉托回答道:

“我们知道,对离职同事来说,这是艰难的时刻。感谢所有员工的贡献,我们也在为离职员工的转型提供支持。当下的重点是在充满挑战的宏观经济环境中适当地调整公司的规模,迎接今后的机会。”

近来,关于裁员的礼节愈发受到重视,尤其是在科技行业。美国的总体失业率虽然较低,但近几个月来,科技行业的劳动力数量却大幅减少。

今年1月初,赛富时(Salesforce)的首席执行官马克·贝尼奥夫遭到抨击,因为之前一天刚宣布大规模裁员,全体会议上又回避相关问题。贝尼奥夫创立赛富时的时候曾经强调源于夏威夷的“Ohana”观念,意思是家庭纽带,鼓励人们对彼此负责,如今有员工怀疑这还是不是公司文化的核心。

2022年11月,埃隆·马斯克因为混乱地收购推特(Twitter)后又暴力裁员而广受批评。据《财富》杂志报道,一些员工在发现无法登录公司的电子邮件或通讯系统后才知道工作没有了。其他人得知被裁的方式则是下班后的一封(未署名的)电子邮件。

人力专家毫不留情地评论相关乱象。“我在人力资源行业工作了十多年,见识过很多不同规模和类型的公司如何处理裁员问题。”一位人力资源从业者发布推文写道。“我个人认为,马斯克治下的推特正在经历可怕的一切,不管从法律、道德还是人道角度来看。令人愤怒而且心碎。”

另一方面,2022年8月,一位首席执行官曾经在领英(LinkedIn)上发布一张泪眼婆娑的自拍,贴文中表示对解雇员工很内疚。而批评者称此举无非是公关噱头,指责他只是为了博取同情。(财富中文网)

译者:夏林

It’s one thing to get laid off from a prestigious bank like Goldman Sachs. It’s another to have that happen after showing up for what you thought was a routine meeting.

On January 11, Goldman eliminated 3,200 jobs, or roughly 6.5% of its workforce. That came as no surprise as CEO David Solomon had already warned staff in December 2022 he anticipated that “headcount reduction will take place in the first half of January, citing “tightening monetary conditions that are slowing down economic activity.”

But getting fired did apparently surprise some employees who showed up for what they thought was a routine meeting, according to insiders who spoke to the New York Post, as the paper reported on January 13.

Those employees had reportedly been emailed calendar invites for fake meetings, some as early as 7:30 a.m., at the bank’s New York headquarters. But when they showed up, they told they were being laid off, with their manager looking on.

Wednesday was internally dubbed “David’s Demolition Day,” according to the Post.

When Fortune asked Goldman Sachs about the Post report, Global Head of Communications Tony Fratto replied:

“We know this is a difficult time for people leaving the firm. We’re grateful for all our people’s contributions, and we’re providing support to ease their transitions. Our focus now is to appropriately size the firm for the opportunities ahead of us in a challenging macroeconomic environment.”

Etiquette surrounding layoffs has come to the fore of late, especially in the tech sector, which has seen dramatic workforce reductions in recent months, even as overall the U.S. unemployment rate remains low.

At Salesforce earlier January, CEO Marc Benioff came under fire for dodging questions during an all-hands meeting about mass layoffs announced only the day before. One employee questioned whether the Hawaiian concept of “Ohana”—the idea of family bonds that encourage people to be responsible for each other—should still be core to the company’s culture, as Benioff made it at Salesforce’s founding.

Elon Musk was heavily criticized in November 2022 over the way layoffs were conducted at Twitter after his chaotic takeover. As Fortune reported, some employees found out their jobs were being eliminated after they couldn’t log on to their company email or messaging system. Others learned their fate via an (unsigned) email sent after the workday.

HR professionals did not mince words when weighing in on the tactics. “I have worked in HR for over a decade and seen many different sizes and types of companies handle layoffs,” one tweeted. “From where I’m sitting, Musk’s Twitter is going about theirs terribly—legally, ethically, and humanely speaking. Infuriating and heartbreaking.”

On the other hand, one CEO received widespread criticism in August 2022 after attaching a teary-eyed selfie to a LinkedIn post in which he described the guilt he felt over firing staff. Detractors called it a PR stunt and accused him of fishing for sympathy.

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