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> I think it was a good call for the CEO to do it instead of outsourcing to HR or a COO. There was actually a movie about these outsourced "downziser" organiza
by devy 5y ago
> I think it was a good call for the CEO to do it instead of outsourcing to HR or a COO.
There was actually a movie about these outsourced "downziser" organizations/consultants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_in_the_Air_(2009_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_in_the_Air_(2009_film)
- astockwell 5y agoOffice Space, anyone?
- A4ET8a8uTh0 5y agoYes, but even there the consultant made a point about making the transition as smooth for the fired person as possible. The whole point was not to stir up negative emotions, which by their very nature are unpredictable.
- usrusr 5y agoSure, but the client still pays the consultant for economic reasons: soften the emotional blow to the employee being let go in order to soften the reputation blow to the company. If the employer does not care for reputation (or, what seems more likely in this case, key persons might actually like that particular type of reputation), why would they pay?