tpwuk
MB Enthusiast
That is a reality/fact - even if your immediate manager has to decide between you or your colleague certifications do come into play as he/she has to justify their position/decision.
That's not the case in the bluechip organisation I work for. Staff reductions or as we like to call it "Productivity Projects" are decided at a very local level. This is the only way to ensure correct separation of "wheat" & "chaff". Pieces of paper just don't figure in these decisions. We must have spent millions on training for individuals who's entire motiviation for attending the training course is to have a week away from the office - or having a bit of a "jolly" as we call it. Depsite their "qualifactions" they will always be the first to go.