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This is really interesting to me because it would be so easy to have handled this better. Yes the question is somewhat insensitive given the circumstances. On
by seanhunter 4y ago
This is really interesting to me because it would be so easy to have handled this better.
Yes the question is somewhat insensitive given the circumstances. On the other hand if you do any meeting you have to deal with the things the other people in the meeting care about. You can't only deal with the things you care about.
If you only want to make it about one-to-many one-way information flow, send an email. Or have the meeting but don't take questions, say you'll deal with questions 1-to-1 or something. If you have a meeting and decide to take open questions but you don't want to deal with certain questions have someone you trust moderate the questions.
- fxleach 4y agoI'm interested to know why you feel the question is insensitive. One of the biggest perks I look for in any position is the time off and how it's handled. If a company wants me working hard and giving them my best I want my time off to reflect that. They are most likely going to clamp down on vacation time or deny it altogether when the times comes so I see the question as completely fair.
- seanhunter 4y agoWell it depends a lot on context I suppose. I thought it insensitive because it could come across as "I know you've just said you're going to lay a bunch of folks off, but since I'm on the lifeboat, can we talk a little bit about my time off..."
- bearmode 4y agoThe questions were pre-recorded. It said so in the linked article. Nobody knew what Zuck was going to say when they asked their questions.
- seanhunter 4y agoI misunderstood that. Then the questioner is 100% not to blame in my view.
- paleotrope 4y agoWhich I interpret to mean that Zuck was acting here. Do we think that they present unreviewed questions to the boss in front of the company? This was for show.
- fxleach 4y agoI look at it like this. When I signed up for the job you promised me this thing, we're in a bit of a downturn, am I still able to get that thing you promised me?
- geodel 4y agoI mean I agree. If a restaurant I am eating at is on fire and the manager instead of making sure my fries are crisp and well seasoned is busy with other things, I will be totally pissed off. One of the perk of eating good burger is great side of fries. If a restaurant manager can't even ensure that, then the place probably deserves what its getting.