system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
When would employers opt for wage cuts rather than for downsizing?
gpt
Almost invariably, as an employer it's not worth keeping someone who you've just "punished" by cutting their wages or demotion.  The well is poisoned and the relationship is very tough at best to recover.  You're far better off just letting them go and hiring someone who is *eager* to prove their worth at the same (or lower) rate.