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> > They just promoted the guy and he can't even sit down and have a conversation? > Irrelevant to the discussion. It's entirely relevant. If you accept a pro
by cletus 17y ago
> > They just promoted the guy and he can't even sit down and have a conversation?
> Irrelevant to the discussion.
It's entirely relevant. If you accept a promotion, you are making some kind of commitment. To turn around and quit 2 weeks later just goes to show your actions were, at best, disingenuous.
> As a boss, you need to be a good leader and say positive things even when someone wants to quit.
The chance to do that went out the window once this private email was made public. That's kinda the point of this whole thing.
- jarek 17y agoCorrect me if I have the chronology wrong, but I believe negative things were said before any emails were made public. Do you really think Jason Calacanis would have actually apologized the next day if stuff didn't go public? Told him he's not really disappointed? Wished him luck? After disabling the guy's email account?
- ericd 17y agoIf it didn't involve some sort of rearrangement or big announcement, I would say that the promotion acceptance being a commitment argument is weak. It's not that big of an investment by the promoter. WRT the second, as a boss, you should not be petulant. If you're not someone who your subordinates can look up to and admire, morale suffers badly. He doesn't deserve a chance to issue an email redaction any more than I deserve the chance to redact insults I make to someone at a bar. Sure, it would be nice to be able to apologize before it has any negative impact, but it is by no means one's right.