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Last time I got laid off the CEO said that he knew it was hard for me, but also wasn't easy for him. Which is true: firing people is one of the hardest manager
by beckingz 5y ago
Last time I got laid off the CEO said that he knew it was hard for me, but also wasn't easy for him.
Which is true: firing people is one of the hardest managerial tasks, but it's tone deaf and disrespectful to make it about the manager's feelings. Shows a lack of maturity.
- leetcrew 5y agoidk, some people might take small comfort in the fact that an actual human feels bad about it. who knows? imo all this "right/wrong way to fire people" is mostly bikeshedding. by far the worst part of being fired is the part where you don't have a job anymore. letting affected employees know as early as possible and paying severance are the only material ways to alleviate that.
- rhino369 5y agoIt's not inappropriate to be apologetic or sympathetic. But saying "this is hard on me" is basically asking for sympathy from the person you are putting in a very stressful situation.
- teawrecks 5y agoEven more so when the sentiment is literally "You know, last time I had to do this kind of thing I cried. This time, not so much."