This is a very interesting exchange because it illustrates the difficulty of forming a question that the company can't turn to their advantage. For example:
> Has anyone been let go or put on a performance improvement plan for not being a good enough engineer?
Few people are put on PiPs for not being 'good enough' at engineering; most PiPs are about people not doing what the company demanded, no matter how unreasonable, which is very different.
But the company could respond to your question with 'sure, we clear-out the deadwood every six months!' because in their view those people weren't 'good enough'
> But the company could respond to your question with 'sure, we clear-out the deadwood every six months!' because in their view those people weren't 'good enough'
And that's the kind of answer that would be really interesting to hear.
> Has anyone been let go or put on a performance improvement plan for not being a good enough engineer?
Few people are put on PiPs for not being 'good enough' at engineering; most PiPs are about people not doing what the company demanded, no matter how unreasonable, which is very different.
But the company could respond to your question with 'sure, we clear-out the deadwood every six months!' because in their view those people weren't 'good enough'