On The Record: New Norms for Layoffs in 2024

This segment is sparked by a recent viral video of a layoff recorded by an employee. Kelli and Nolan cover the recent layoffs at Google and Cloudflare, how treatment of an employee during the layoff impacts both the employee and employer, and how companies should handle parting ways with an employee in 2024. Forward this to any HR Pro who needs to hear it - and tell them to subscribe: https://hrheretics.substack.com/.Timestamps:(00:00) Special segment alert(00:17) January is the biggest month in the last 20 years for layoffs in tech(01:10) Kelli's take(02:41) Bad behavior, bad policies and the need for big tech companies to be called out for doing rolling layoffs(04:32) Google layoffs(05:20) Cloudflare employee records her layoff(06:10) The litmus test of being part of a team (not just HR teams)(07:03) When CEOs think they can get away with bad behavior since other companies do it(08:05) What happens when you don't treat employees in good faith(10:05) Accountability checks on companies during layoffs(11:20) Back to the golden rule(11:41) Important reminder for employersGET IN TOUCH WITH NOLAN, + KELLI ON LINKEDINNolan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolan-church/Kelli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellidragovich/HR Heretics is a podcast from the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more at turpentine.co This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hrheretics.substack.com