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Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29437642 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29437642 Copying my comment from there: C suites tend
by Laremere 5y ago
Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29437642 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29437642
Copying my comment from there:
C suites tend to want to personalize messages by adding context to how they feel, but in cases of such severely negative news it's always going to come off badly. "Firing people hurts my feelings" is a moot point unless you've slashed your and the rest of leadership's paychecks.
I'm mixed on the method of putting a bunch of people in a meeting and the CEO telling them directly they're being laid off. In some ways, I think it's much better than slowly pulling employees in and letting them know 1:1. In those cases, word about the layoffs travel much quicker than the layoffs, and people will spend all day with dread about whether they are laid off or not.
- vanusa 5y agoIn those cases, word about the layoffs travel much quicker than the layoffs, and people will spend all day with dread about whether they are laid off or not. Yes, it's a trade-off. But the upshot of the depersonalized mass firing rituals is that they feel like an extra slap in the face to those affected (in addition to the very existential issues they're suddenly forced to deal with). And plus, to the outside world, it just looks bad. So the balance of considerations would seem to favor 1:1 or small group settings, if at all possible.