re: Starbucks lays-off 1,100 at corporate...

Seems Starbucks is a "threat to democracy"!

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I don't think many are saying layoffs or reductions aren't warranted in government staff.

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This has not been my observation. The need to explain the critical role of each of these civil servants has been widespread and loaded with drama.

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Most of the commentary has been about the ridiculous way it's being done.

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I do concur that simply emailing hundreds or thousands of employees listed in probationary positions and firing them without cause or any kind of effectiveness review seems impulsive. Telling department X you want a 10-15% operational budget reduction and give them 30 days to submit a plan would have allowed leadership to make pragmatic choices. And maybe you tell them to find another 10-15% over the next fiscal year. I don't know, but do agree that the slash and burn approach is likely to create a new set of problems that could be just as problematic as administrative bloat.

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Telling department X you want a 10-15% operational budget reduction and give them 30 days to submit a plan would have allowed leadership to make pragmatic choices. And maybe you tell them to find another 10-15% over the next fiscal year. I don't know, but do agree that the slash and burn approach is likely to create a new set of problems that could be just as problematic as administrative bloat.

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This is what I wanted to see. You reduce the government and it's waste this way without having as many unintended consequences.

If Starbucks wanted to help their customers, they would take away the not sneaky or clever at all, "hey this little machine has a quick question for you, then just hit enter", tip line.

Womp, womp