[andy99]

In fairness, workforce strategy changes should be decoupled from financial performance except in extreme cases. Making money is not a reason to keep people you don't need, nor is losing money a reason to cut people as long as you can still afford them.

[robrenaud]

Does this also apply to hiring as well as firing? Should companies hire more to make more money in times of growth? Is this a coherent position?

[golergka]

Making money doesn't always mean growth and vice versa. You don't hire Santa Claus impersonators in January even though you just had the best month of the year.