Are YOU Replaceable?
In the midst of the current US economic slowdown it is clear that the good old days are over. At least for some chunk of 2008, more likely for the whole year, we are in for some gloomy times.
Companies are being forced to cut costs and let people go. Some smart people aren't sitting around waiting to be downsized - instead they're jumping ship and hopping aboard another.
Editor's note: Looking back over 2008, there were some posts on ReadWriteWeb that did not get the attention we felt they deserved - whether because of timing, competing news stories, etc. So in this end-of-year series, called Redux, we're resurrecting some of those hidden gems. This is one of them, we hope you enjoy (re)reading it!
Whether you are let go or you leave on your own, there is an impact. Of course conventional wisdomsays that everyone is replaceable. That may still be true, but the really important question is: at what cost?Is the cost of replacing someone today the same as it was 10 years ago? Just because technology is cheaper andmore abundant it does not mean that it is cheap to replace people.