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It should probably be handled one by one via Zoom with the persons immediate manager and a representative from HR.
by bko 5y ago
It should probably be handled one by one via Zoom with the persons immediate manager and a representative from HR.
- bryanlarsen 5y agoWhich would take days while rumour flies and chaos reigns.
- mmastrac 5y agoBut think of all the money saved by the company! /s
- rvnx 5y agoNo, because once you let the first person know on their 1:1 meeting there will be miscommunication / rumours, and everybody is going to be somewhat aware. However some people are going to have 1st party information, and others have heard of the rumours, and those people will feel offended to not have been made aware like everyone else.
- fatbird 5y agoWhen this happened to me, we knew ahead of time in general, and waited for individual meetings, and it all worked out. As it is, there's still miscommunication and rumours while all the now-locked-out people meet with HR and return computers and such.
- bko 5y agoThis is how it happens normally in non-covid world. There is no reason you should fire everyone publicly by the CEO, likely someone the employee never interacts with. The person also needs to know the next steps, for instance if they'll get paid of for vacation days, how to sign up for Cobra (if in the US), etc. You can cut off access prior to notice. Ideally they would all be done within a short period. I've been around when a firm did a mass layoff. It's unpleasant and of course there are rumors and of course people are offended, but this is the correct way to handle it.
- y-c-o-m-b 5y ago> This is how it happens normally in non-covid world Not for me. I have been a part of two layoffs - the first one in 2010 - and witnessed multiple more since then. It's always been an "all hands" conference by the CEO to let everyone know then afterwards followed by a 1:1 to tell you about severance options (if any), Cobra, etc. Not the other way around.
- mrweasel 5y agoIdeally yes, but 900 people? Before you’ve reached the end of that list you’ll have created a lot of fear among the remaining people. I worked for a company that did individual firing with a manager and HR, it was no where near 900 people, and it still took the better part of a day. It was absolutely terrible for everyone, not just those who where to be fired.