Layoffs and organizational trust
Subject in Management
Layoffs and organizational trust has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including We Fixed It, You're Welcome. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Abhijit BhaduriTalent management executive, author and keynote speaker; former general manager of global learning and development at Microsoft
Bhaduri said experienced employees now feel valued only as costs rather than for their experience.
“every experienced employee today feels that i it's not about my experience i'm just a very expensive line on the budget balance sheet”
We Fixed It, You're Welcome: MIDDLE MANAGERS ARE BACK?! (Oct 20, 2026) · Listen from 26:45
Bhaduri argued that people cannot learn new skills until they feel secure.
“until people feel secure enough to learn something, you will not be able to address this problem”
We Fixed It, You're Welcome: MIDDLE MANAGERS ARE BACK?! (Oct 20, 2026) · Listen from 21:20
Bhaduri argued that trust is lost quickly but rebuilt slowly, making repeated restructures costly.
“So it takes you one act to lose trust, but many, many acts to build trust”
We Fixed It, You're Welcome: MIDDLE MANAGERS ARE BACK?! (Oct 20, 2026) · Listen from 7:02
Aaron WolpoffCo-host of We Fixed It, You're Welcome
Wolpoff argued that no company or group of companies is admitting it overcorrected and offering to rehire laid-off workers.
“no company or coalition of companies is stepping up and saying baby i'm sorry whoops we made this we made a mistake”
We Fixed It, You're Welcome: MIDDLE MANAGERS ARE BACK?! (Oct 20, 2026) · Listen from 37:54
Podcasts
- We Fixed It, You're Welcome · 1 episode
Episodes
MIDDLE MANAGERS ARE BACK?!We Fixed It, You're Welcome · Oct 20, 2026 · 57 min
Aaron Wolpoff and Melissa Eaton talk with talent expert Abhijit Bhaduri about companies rehiring middle managers after AI-driven flattening, and the damage to trust.