How companies and employees are managed in a time of crisis shows the quality of the leadership and the personal courage and characters of the leaders. It also

How companies and employees are managed in a time of crisis shows the quality of the leadership and the personal courage and characters of the leaders. It also brings out the cowards and people of low character. Every schmuck can manage and lead when things go well. Well, there's nowhere to hide. These things will be remembered. They will have a very hard time hiring people back. And as this make its rounds people will be less likely to use their service. I'm fortunate enough to work for a company that is handling this all exceptionally well with a great deal of compassion for the employees, their families, the customers, and the community around the offices - even when that hurts the short-term bottom line. We will also use some of this time for trainings. That is both compassionate and smart! When all of this is over we will have happy customers and motivated employees and will hit the ground running. Bird will not. Short term thinking and unprofessional behavior like this story never pays off in the long term. Now. Maybe there's a backstory we do not know. Perhaps this was the only way to keep the company going for the rest of the employees. Still, the way it was handled was just terrible. I'm reminded of this example with the same message delivered with compassion: https://twitter.com/marriottintl/status/1240639160148529160 https://twitter.com/marriottintl/status/1240639160148529160 (I do not work for Marriott)