> Is this what you would want to hear? How would you feel if the boss told you someone else was three times as effective as you were and you disagreed with that assessment?
I think it can be done in a way that is not so personal while still being useful. Instead of saying, "Joe gets 3x as much done!" You can simply say, "Given that the company is facing hard times, we looked at performance and pay of everyone at the company and kept the people we felt were the highest performers at the least cost."
I think that would get the message across without singling any specific individuals out.
>"Given that the company is facing hard times, we looked at performance and pay of everyone at the company and kept the people we felt were the highest performers at the least cost."
Hm. So the information you want is that it wasn't random or based on seniority. It was performance based, even though your performance wasn't low enough to get you fired outside of a layoff.
I think it can be done in a way that is not so personal while still being useful. Instead of saying, "Joe gets 3x as much done!" You can simply say, "Given that the company is facing hard times, we looked at performance and pay of everyone at the company and kept the people we felt were the highest performers at the least cost."
I think that would get the message across without singling any specific individuals out.