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I can’t speak for Patrick, but there is actual value in calling lay offs what they really are (firings) so you avoid falling into euphemistic thinking. The whol
by danieltillett 11y ago
I can’t speak for Patrick, but there is actual value in calling lay offs what they really are (firings) so you avoid falling into euphemistic thinking. The whole reason we have the babble of management speech is people are avoid facing up to what they are really doing. When you fire some to save the company be honest about it and don’t pretend you are giving them the “chance to pursue other opportunities”.
- ScottBurson 11y agoI agree that "chance to pursue other opportunities" is bullshit. But there's a real difference between "fired" and "laid off". Being fired and being laid off are two distinct ways of leaving a position. Being fired vs. laid off can impact your eligibility for unemployment as well as your hiring prospects for the future. [0] If the distinction is relevant to the unemployment compensation system, I don't think you can wave it away as a euphemism. [0] http://jobsearch.about.com/od/firedtermination/qt/fired-laid-off.htm http://jobsearch.about.com/od/firedtermination/qt/fired-laid...
- danieltillett 11y agoI am not suggesting that you don't do the right thing by the employee, and making sure their employment is end in the right legal way is important, just that you should try to avoid euphemisms when faced with difficult situations. Here in Australia we call laying someone off as being made redundant. I have often thought this is an anti-euphemism - you are not only unemployed, but you are redundant.