I certainly see this a lot in my work, Dale, with downsizings and firings.
Most often, the decision to get rid of someone is a non-rational one.
After the decision has been made (or the individual becomes conscious of
their decision), then steps are taken (again, consciously or not) to find
rational evidence that will justify the decision. This doesn't happen in
all cases, of course, but in hundreds of cases I've been involved with,
this appears to be the most common approach (not that most of the people
involved will ever acknowledge it, though).
> I think the order is sometimes the other way around. We interpret
> people or things as bad or wrong in order to justify getting rid of
> them.
--Terri A Deems DAI/Center for WorkLife Design tadeems@aol.com
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