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Who else read that story and is finding themselves having trouble figuring out what should have been done between “lie” and “don’t lie”? Just curious.
by dvtrn 4y ago
Who else read that story and is finding themselves having trouble figuring out what should have been done between “lie” and “don’t lie”?
Just curious.
- bombcar 4y agoI think by the time you get to that point, you have no good options. However, if the status of the company is more adequately described to the employees over time, you can "boil the frog" as it were, and never have to actually lie but still admit that layoffs may be coming if X or Y doesn't happen. I bet it's much MORE common for the lie to happen in pre-public stages, where they're still trying to "sell" the company as perfectly sized and poised to grow to investors, VCs, etc.
- thrwyoilarticle 4y agoGive a non-answer explaining that you need to keep all options on the table at all times. Or Don't have all-hands meetings with open, unknown questions where you are forced to decide between lying to your staff or terrifying your staff.