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> So every employee gets to be badmouthed in front of as many as hundreds of former co-workers, as Netflix's special parting gift? This isn't what happens, as
by type_enthusiast 8y ago
> So every employee gets to be badmouthed in front of as many as hundreds of former co-workers, as Netflix's special parting gift?
This isn't what happens, as far as I've seen. These e-mails/meetings don't badmouth people or imply that they weren't competent. They give context around specific ways in which the person wasn't meeting expectations (as well as outlining out the ways in which the person was positively contributing). IME it's valuable context and isn't an assault on anyone's dignity (or "trash talking") like you're suggesting.
- strangerlands 8y agoThey largely badmouth people. I have seen very harsh things written after the employee was fired, with the employee having no opportunity to answer. Harsher for ICs than for Director and up – cowardice is always cheap. You cannot write that that person is not at the level of their peers, that she was not able to communicate with the stakeholders in a company-wide email, with no opportunity for the fired person to comment. In my book, that is all very unfair. I hope you are not used to that behavior, either actively or passively.