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To tell people face to face, to have the courage instead of hiding behind the impersonal email. Basic etiquette.
by pointillistic 8y ago
To tell people face to face, to have the courage instead of hiding behind the impersonal email. Basic etiquette.
- mulmen 8y agoI've been laid off face to face. It's not enjoyable. The logistics of safely laying off 10% of a workforce really prohibits this anyway.
- rleigh 8y agoIt's not enjoyable, but it's still the right thing to do. As for the logistics, each member of staff can be talked to by their immediate manager, making it scale easily. Matter of fact, this once happened to me, and my boss was as clearly upset to let me go as I was to leave. But everyone being let go was informed and given their notice as soon as the workday started, so there was no uncertainty or delay.
- mulmen 8y agoWhat if the managers are fired too? Should they be kept on just long enough to fire their reports? Is that somehow more humane? Employment is a business deal. If you consider your relationship with your manager to be personal then you have an unhealthy view of your job.