The sick reason why companies lay off their best, high-performing employees.

<h2>We are living in extremely uncertain times, where your employer can lay you off at any time, and sometimes even without giving a reason. And if you are a high-performing employee, you’re at a higher risk!</h2> <p><img alt="Photo by Dan Burton on Unsplash" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:875/0*CA5Pd_KjPO2_mBfz" style="height:467px; width:700px" /></p> <p>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@dan__burton?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Dan Burton</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Unsplash</a></p> <h1>But why?</h1> <p>Companies are going through a financial crunch, a recession is looming around the corner, and employers are trying to cut as many costs as possible to survive.</p> <blockquote> <p>I am writing this article at the moment when my organization just announced laying off 20% of their workforce. Mine is a mid-sized e-commerce SaaS company, based in Berlin, Germany.</p> </blockquote> <p>The news was shared recently in a company-wide meeting, and it was told us that we would receive an email that would land in our inboxes within an hour. If you’re the one who’s impacted you will get an email, and if you don’t get an email, that means you are still there with us.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/stories-from-heart/the-sick-reason-why-companies-lay-off-their-best-high-performing-employees-364eeea7aa34"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>