他告诉我：“你还没长大到足以做这样的决定。”

"You're not old enough to make that decision," he told me.

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虽然你在作决定时也考虑到了该员工的表现，但你只要告诉他这不是他的错，而是公司的错，只是你已经竭尽全力想要减少裁员了。

And even if performance issues factored into your decision, tell the employees it's not their fault — it's yours — and that you've tried to avoid layoffs as much as you could.

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告诉你上司为什么你会关心和你的想法。 他在做决定时会考虑的更加全面，即使否定了你的看法，也不会太吃惊。

Tell your boss why you’re concerned and what your options are so that she can make an informed decision and a negative outcome won’t come as a cruel surprise.

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