哀鴻遍野 Not a good scene

今天，更安靜了。
這次的裁員比我預期中的大得多，有些即使很有技術的人也被砍了。我所見到的是，有的整個部門被刪了，有些特定工作被去掉了，或是有的「表現不夠」的走了。這是我從進公司以來，感受到最大的一次裁員。太多我直接認識或間接知道的人被影響，由此可看出公司所謂「精簡人事」的決心。即使你有好技術好表現，但如果待在特定的部門從事特定的工作，仍然要被選中。經理們也很辛苦，要他們傳達這些不好的消息給他們員工，想必是很不容易的。我同時看到了同事之間互相打氣，彼此鼓勵，這種平時工作繁忙時看不出來的情誼，很讓人感動。

It's even quieter today in the office.
This time the impact is much bigger than I anticipated, even some highly techincal people are affected. What I can see is, some groups are cut, certain roles are eliminated, some don't perform up to their standard are gone. This is the biggest one I have ever experienced since I joined this company, too many people I know directly or indirectly are impacted. If you are doing the right thing but in the wrong group at the wrong time, you are out of luck. It's not fun either for the managers who need to deliver the unpleasant message to their direct reports. I am touched to see colleagues encouraging and looking out for each other. You don't usually see that during normal busy working days.