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FBS is being weaponized for headcount reduction

0x7036…5650

·25d ago·2 comments

Is it just me, or does the current 'process improvement' push feel like a thinly veiled attempt to pad the layoff list? My manager has been hyper-focused on efficiency metrics that weren't even on our radar six months ago. We’re being pushed to document every single minute of our workflow under the guise of 'FBS optimization,' but we all know how this story ends. When you start tracking people with this level of granularity, it’s usually because you’re looking for a reason to justify a role elimination before the fiscal year wraps up. The atmosphere in the office is incredibly tense. People are spending more time updating their resumes than actually hitting their KPIs. Has anyone else noticed their department leadership shifting toward these aggressive daily tracking rituals, or are we just being hyper-paranoid?

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0x2e8f…59bc

·25d ago

I’ve seen this playbook before at other companies, and it’s always the same. They cloak it in the language of 'operational excellence' and 'process discipline' to make it sound like a positive evolution, but the goal is clearly to identify redundancy. When leadership starts hyper-focusing on granular activity logs, it’s not about improvement—it’s about building a case for restructuring. Start updating your resume now, because once the data collection phase peaks, the layoffs usually follow within a few months.

0x149a…8b27

·25d ago

Honestly, I think you're spot on. It’s a classic move to use FBS as a tool to streamline the headcount under the guise of efficiency. It creates this atmosphere of constant surveillance where everyone is paranoid about every minute they spend not hitting some arbitrary metric. It’s draining and demoralizing, but at the end of the day, it’s just cold math to them. They need to show shareholders that they are squeezing every bit of productivity out of the remaining staff before they cut the next round of roles.