I don’t see the point of working at a company that lays off high performers - Recensione dipendente - Software Engineer presso Kitware

Kitware recently laid off some of their most tenured and talented senior employees. As a junior SWE it was sad to watch and hear about. There was at least one person I would have kept, even if it meant cutting three others to keep them. It was clear to me that no one who had an understanding of our jobs was involved in selecting who would be cut and that higher ups were just looking at a spreadsheet to see how much in expenses they could shave off so that they could keep their bonuses. It means nothing to them that the company lost someone with domain knowledge or that they will have to pay twice in a few months to meet deadlines. It was baffling to see how they decided to let go of some of our best developers and keep the worst. I don’t see the point of working at a company that lays off high performers. It tells me that I should look elsewhere for growth opportunities.