Bosses cause people to leave the job by ignoring the employee’s request for promotion or wage increase, ignoring the workload and expecting him to perform better all the time, and preventing the person from developing himself/herself in a career-oriented way.
In fact, the concept of constructive dismissal has been put forward as a sister to this concept. Actually, the situation is not constructive at all, why? Because the aim of the managers is to harass the employees with passive-aggressive behaviors. When you learn the truth of the situation, one inevitably awakens a sense of justice. Let’s dig deeper into the subject together.
We are not firing anyone, they are leaving of their own accord(!)
Among the social media users who discussed the concept of silent layoffs was software expert Randy Miller. According to Miller; an employer should expect performance from its employee according to what is written in the job description. Otherwise, it is against business ethics.
When employers continue this kind of mobbing without hesitation, they treat people so badly that they are officially fired. Moreover, many people who experienced this situation proved in their tweets that “even if we did everything the bosses said, they still continued this treatment”, and proved that the issue was not just about performance. In fact, it is obvious that the only concern of those in top positions here is not to give their employees a raise or to overwork them.
Employers; stop respecting the employees, they insult the existence and personality of these people.
Bosses criticize the fact that new recruits leave the job after a few days without notice due to their incompetence, in order to cover up this manipulation of employees. It is also called ‘silent resignation’. According to those who were exposed to silent mobbing, the reason for the silent resignation of the employees is also the people in these higher positions, who leave the employees no choice but to quit their job.
A recent LinkedIn survey found that more than eighty percent of employees have witnessed or experienced at least one silent layoff in the past. One manager even spoke to this survey firsthand; He stated that managers are asked to implement these tactics, so it is predicted that people will tend to quit their jobs voluntarily. According to the manager, the aim is to tire the employees, to make them think they are not good at what they are doing. This person adds that they actually implement a management strategy on the employees.
In fact, sometimes the situation goes so far that the existence and identity of employees can be threatened. For example, the bosses who go to the employees may say that they are someone who can’t do anything right, for no reason at all. In fact, these people who work hard may even be subjected to psychological violence by belittled by their employers.
The problem is not in the employee, but in the boss, but it is never accepted who the problem is.
For example, when some workplaces want to avoid paying severance pay, even if the person does nothing, they try to create reasons that justify the person’s dismissal by treating him badly. In fact, this situation broke out after the pandemic, that the concept of silent dismissal was also started to be talked about at this time.
Those who talk to the media about their experiences generally talk about the fact that after the pandemic, the remote working culture has become entrenched, and companies want to fire those who cannot keep up with this culture. Because companies don’t need people who can’t work remotely, so they don’t care about losing this employee. Many people who are victims of this situation have started to raise their voices more and seek their rights more.
If you are exposed to such manipulative approaches from your superiors at work, it may be good for you to hire a business lawyer and take the matter to the relevant places and not stay silent. Because a person who does his job well should never be trained less than he deserves, and should always believe that these irregularities can be resolved through justice.
Sources: Washington Post, Business Insider, Global News, MSNBC News, Kanebridge News, The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo News, Refinery29
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