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Sounds like compassionate and practical advice, but nothing particularly insightful. Having seen the shit-storms of the early naughts, yes, I can say there are
by crispyambulance 7y ago
Sounds like compassionate and practical advice, but nothing particularly insightful.
Having seen the shit-storms of the early naughts, yes, I can say there are worse ways of doing layoffs. Hint: deactivating key cards at lunch time isn't a best practice, nor is dribbling out lay-offs in waves like a year-long "last man standing" game show particularly helpful. Nor is calling an all-hands meeting and having the CEO cry on a theater-sized video projection. But these things are fairly obvious to non-sociopath leaders and companies with a professional HR department.
This is the second essay from a VC concern that I've seen discussing this. It makes me wonder why are VC's giving out this advice in such open-letter forums?
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- rubidium 7y agoAgreed its not insightful but doesn’t need to be. It's not an area where insight helps. Just good, professional process. Many people are emotional at such a juncture and having some guiderails is helpful so they can check their plan.
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y agoBecause the economy is tanking and layoffs will follow, even in Silicon Valley? Also, this is intended as a practical manual from someone who's been there and done it repeatedly, not a random blogger attempting to dazzle with their "insight".