The reading passage mentions that the downsizing is not working well in the American Business anymore,in which is showing in some different suveys.If the company wants to apply this methology, it needs to restructur the job description, and this situation makes employee to move to another position or leave the company, as a result the number of the employees decreases.
The listening passage explains why the downsizing is a problem. The passage says that the employees are being affected by dowsizing because the can lose their job,lose friends and they feel guilte.