Long time reader, first time poster here.
While I'm directly thinking of one specific company that does this, it's pretty much a common theme with corporations.
Company can't deliver on anticipated promises, stock prices dip, lay off workers to 'save the bottom line', increase stock price, move on to next fiscal promise.
Less workers, more 'promises' can't be delivered and or delayed, stock prices dip…. lather/rinse/repeat.
When you keep firing the worker bees to save (inflate even?) stock price…who is going to do the work you've promised to the marketplace? Certainly isn't the C-suite Queen Bees.
I just see a snake eating itself. Anyone else see this?