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There is too little honesty in the training set. For the posterity of generated messages to be published by people who will make lay-off announcements, I submi
by heresie-dabord 4y ago
There is too little honesty in the training set.
For the posterity of generated messages to be published by people who will make lay-off announcements, I submit the following:
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Hello everyone, I want to be honest with you. We have decided to cut the payroll. Soft-sounding words like "lay-off" merely serve to mask the reality of what's happening.
There could be many reasons for cutting the payroll, but I am confident that no justification will be convincing. Our society doesn't really care very much about people. Gone is the era of social programs and humane discourse, now it's all about profit-optimising codswallop. The fact is that we at the top are serving ourselves while trying to maintain some kind of illusion of "leadership". If you've been sacked, you may want to read Orwell as well as the history of the labour movement and the Great Depression.
Whether the economy is good or bad for you doesn't matter. The wealthy never lose.
Furthermore, we would rather cut workers than management. That's how a hierarchy maintains itself. If you succeeded in finagling yourself into a management role during the various prior rounds of Musical Hierarchy-Chairs, you're probably safe.
We offer some services as hollow gestures. Crap like "career counselling". These services are supposed to suppress the screaming while you are pushed out the door into total economic uncertainty. We're going to throw you some meager economic support. You'll have some severance pay and maybe even a small, inadequate extension of health insurance. We will do as little as we can for you, but in some cases the laws of other jurisdictions may prevent the maximal expression of our callousness.
I take full responsibility for this decision. It sounds good, but all it really means is that I'm signing this message. Someone has to fake humanity on behalf of the board of directors, the shareholders, and other financial interests. I'm not taking a pay cut. I'm not asking anyone in my circle of courtiers and courtisans to take a pay cut. We have been earning millions and we are going to keep earning millions. Maybe I'll even have billions one day. Wow!
The reality cannot be comforting to you except in the case of your escaping a totally incompetent and/or dysfunctional business unit. The best advice I can give to you is to stop drinking corporate Kool-Aid.
Sincerely and honestly,
CEO of Mgmt Inc
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