Not all job hoppers, Im saying we just went through a period of time where companies were hiring as fast as they could and the salaries were high because of the arms race, our of proportion to what they normally were for the given experience level. Many of the job hoppers were not at the skill level they should have been, but what does it matter a person stays around for a year or less to take another 25% increase and move down the road.

Not all layoffs are based on contribution level, but once a company realized they have over hired, and are paying more than they should it is very easy to start chopping heads. And an easy legal way to do it is to force an in-office schedule.

I dont think they care if they over work or not, I think they want the comp expenditure back, and want to be able to keep their thumb more closely on 'productivity'