# Redundancy, Layoffs & PS

*Tom Geraghty · Power, Individual & Wellbeing*

Examines how redundancy and layoffs damage psychological safety — for those leaving and those remaining. Uses Stripe's handling vs Twitter's handling as contrasting case studies, and offers practical guidance on maintaining PS conditions when structural security cannot be promised.

- **This page:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-redundancy-and-layoffs/
- **Read the full article on psychsafety.com:** https://psychsafety.com/psychological-safety-redundancy-and-layoffs/
- **Interactive map:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/?node=redundancy-layoffs

## Connected concepts (8)

- [Working in Practice But Not in Theory: Theoretical Challenges of "High-Reliability Organizations"](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/laporte-consolini-1991.md) (paper)
- [On the Receiving End: Sensemaking, Emotion, and Assessments of an Organizational Change Initiated by Others](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/bartunek-et-al-2006.md) (paper)
- [Watermelon Effect](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/the-watermelon-effect-and-greenwashing.md)
- [Barriers to PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/barriers-to-psychological-safety.md)
- [Burnout & PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/burnout.md)
- [Employment Rights & PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/employment-protections-and-psychological-safety.md)
- [Job Security & PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/job-security-and-psychological-safety.md)
- [The Effects of Job Insecurity on Psychological Health and Withdrawal: A Longitudinal Study](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/dekker-schaufeli-1995.md) (paper)