What do you think goes through people's head as their managers walk to them "can we talk" during a staff reduction exercise? Have you ever sit across an HR per

What do you think goes through people's head as their managers walk to them "can we talk" during a staff reduction exercise? Have you ever sit across an HR person saying all the right things and putting an as empathic as possible face on, and telling you "it's not you, it's us"? Personally I'd prefer the email, as long as, I have a contact to talk to for the next steps.