Not only does the manager have to have low empathy and questionable morals, they also have to get throwaway head count, collude with bar raisers to hire low performing employees, and they need to fool their directors. Like the OP stated, it's bad overall for the company / organization, and doubtful executives at the organizational level will let you get away with it if found out.
It stretches imagination that all of the above align and this is a common practice at Amazon.
It's not like they are choosing whether or not to fire someone. They know they have to let someone go. They are just strategically choosing who it should be. Their headcount doesn't change as a result of this
> collude with bar raisers to hire low performing employees, and they need to fool their directors
They don't have to go this far. As a manager, you could simply allow the hiring process to play itself out as it normally does. And then hire someone with the knowledge that they will be your sacrificial lamb when needed
> doubtful executives at the organizational level will let you get away with it if found out
How exactly is anyone going to find out. As long as you don't do it repeatedly and in a blatantly obvious manner, there's no way anyone will find out
> it's bad overall for the company / organization
Racism, sexism and homophobia would have never existed in the corporate world if everyone did what's best for the company. Surprisingly, the 20th century wasn't a great time to be a gay minority woman.
It stretches imagination that all of the above align and this is a common practice at Amazon.