In 2026 OT decided to "quiet fire" their lowest performing employees instead of a layoff
In 2026 OT decided to "quiet fire" their lowest performing employees instead of a layoff
Pro: Has largely avoided layoffs in the past, but
Con: now uses "quiet firing" to do the same thing that is cheaper for them.
Many staff have been there for many years, which means you could easily be working with colleagues who have been working there for 5, 10, or 20 years.
While this sounds good, largely, those colleagues have built ivory towers and do not like change.
Because they have job security, they also don't mind verbally bullying newer colleagues either privately or in meetings, etc.
In recent years, the company has had a more honest relationship with their restaurant customers than their own staff. It would be great to change this.
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