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I wonder what the protocol is there? Do you continue the meeting and finish it up or do you just stop it? Was his access to all corporate systems just turned of

I wonder what the protocol is there? Do you continue the meeting and finish it up or do you just stop it? Was his access to all corporate systems just turned off so the meeting just cut out? I knew a guy who was in the middle of a consulting engagement when he got an email that he was part of a layoff. He finished the day with the customer since he had a relationship with the people there and figured he was being paid for that day anyways. But yeah, that's a really nasty way to be let go.

nikau 4y ago
Like this, but with your company laptop instead of the fish tank https://youtu.be/sQDggdQ-eUo?t=22 https://youtu.be/sQDggdQ-eUo?t=22
p0pcult 4y ago
YMMV, but, for the sake of and out of respect for my teammates, I'd finish the meeting.
- raydev 4y ago
  I wouldn't. Getting laid off is a lifechanging event, on the approximate level of an immediate family member going to the ER. Both require leaving the office immediately. My teammates (if they are still employed) can sort it out.
  - p0pcult 4y ago
    no one's irreplaceable life is immediately endangered in the case of a layoff. apples and baseball bats. if required by the employer to leave immediately, then there is no choice in the matter, rendering OP's question moot. if not, and you ditch your team, then you're (editorial you, not parent poster you) the asshole. do your fellow human a kindness, as opposed to just selfishly passing along the garbage, and you'll make the world a marginally better place.
    - raydev 4y ago
      > do your fellow human a kindness, as opposed to just selfishly passing along the garbage Layoffs impact everyone at the company, even those who remain. There is no "passing the garbage", it's already there, on top of everyone. It's okay to be human, kindly wish your teammates well, and exit.
zulban 4y ago
I would ask myself: do I personally like these people enough to be courteous? Or, is it professionally useful to me to be courteous? Probably no, so, I'd be out. Also a good opportunity to highlight how it's weird to be fired while leading a meeting.

nikau 4y ago

Like this, but with your company laptop instead of the fish tank https://youtu.be/sQDggdQ-eUo?t=22 https://youtu.be/sQDggdQ-eUo?t=22

p0pcult 4y ago

YMMV, but, for the sake of and out of respect for my teammates, I'd finish the meeting.

raydev 4y ago
I wouldn't. Getting laid off is a lifechanging event, on the approximate level of an immediate family member going to the ER. Both require leaving the office immediately. My teammates (if they are still employed) can sort it out.
- p0pcult 4y ago
  no one's irreplaceable life is immediately endangered in the case of a layoff. apples and baseball bats. if required by the employer to leave immediately, then there is no choice in the matter, rendering OP's question moot. if not, and you ditch your team, then you're (editorial you, not parent poster you) the asshole. do your fellow human a kindness, as opposed to just selfishly passing along the garbage, and you'll make the world a marginally better place.
  - raydev 4y ago
    > do your fellow human a kindness, as opposed to just selfishly passing along the garbage Layoffs impact everyone at the company, even those who remain. There is no "passing the garbage", it's already there, on top of everyone. It's okay to be human, kindly wish your teammates well, and exit.

zulban 4y ago

I would ask myself: do I personally like these people enough to be courteous? Or, is it professionally useful to me to be courteous? Probably no, so, I'd be out. Also a good opportunity to highlight how it's weird to be fired while leading a meeting.