The Rise of Quiet Layoffs in 2024!
Companies are laying people off without news of some of this. The Job market seems to be going through some of the hardest times the last few months. As of this post I’ve been unemployed for several months and have yet to find another IT job after putting out over a 150 applications. The real problem is that the Government is saying we have all these jobs available but I have yet to see these jobs that are so common. This process is so the company can downsize their workforce in a discreet manner to avoid any Public Relations negative press.
The Ethical implication of Quiet Layoffs
The uncertainty of quiet layoffs are creating an atmosphere of fear and mistrust among any company that does this. It makes the employees undervalued and even anxious about their job security which can also make it harder to get more people to trust what will happen next. The idea that you can apply for any of these jobs is also at question because we really don’t know if they are hiring or just looking like they are hiring. Companies will show they are hiring to keep the employees thinking they will have help soon or they may do this if they have contracts with other companies to look like they are trying to find someone and say they can’t find them. All these are valid ways that companies are being unethical. There ae note northing ideas that this can be debatable and can even argue the necessity of tough economic times while others can see this as an unfair practices. Companies need to consider the long-term impact of these practices on their brand and employee relations.
Silent Hiring and Quiet Layoffs
Companies are taking way longer to interview or even get back telling you that you weren’t selected for one reason or another. Companies are making it harder to get hired by having applicants jump through so many hoops or interviews. It seems to be the one way to get applicants not to complete the process and they can claim they didn’t find someone to fill the job. It is also entirely way to prevent from having to pay anyone and still look like you are hiring people for employees and clients of yours. This makes it seem like nothing is wrong but in reality it is a problem and the dynamics of transparent communication can make it even more difficult at times. It however isn’t going to go away anytime soon until enough people start speaking up about this and reporting these types of layoffs. Remember to keep your resume up to date right now and know you aren’t alone in finding a job in this tough job market. The searching for a job has been the hardest thing to do in the last few months. I’ve heard some people needed to apply to over a 900 applications just to get hired to a job.
