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> The more "human" feeling thing is to have 1-1 zoom calls with each person being fired so you can talk to them about their situation and specifics. I think th

> The more "human" feeling thing is to have 1-1 zoom calls with each person being fired so you can talk to them about their situation and specifics. I think they also do that. This is just to give people the initial news as soon as possible, and without ambiguity or speculation as it takes days to percolate through if you did it 1:1.

cbm-vic-20 4y ago
"Hey, do you have time for a quick call on 9am on Monday morning?"
- dylan604 4y ago
  That's pretty much how the email I received when I was let go from a company. "Hey, do you have time to drop by my office this morning?" What would have happened had I said, "sorry, I'm really busy this morning. Can we reschedule for next week?" =)
  - smnrchrds 4y ago
    This? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc0bLIv0V1U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc0bLIv0V1U
    - dylan604 4y ago
      I still think fixing the glitch is better. Probably a generational thing though
- rootusrootus 4y ago
  At my company, it's always a 15-minute meeting titled "quick sync". As soon as you get it, you know.
  - indymike 4y ago
    I once worked for a company that would set a box on your chair during lunch with a letter from HR in it for firings and layoffs. Being fired there was referred to as being "boxed".
    - rootusrootus 4y ago
      Oh my. That is cold.
zdragnar 4y ago
I worked for a company that laid off roughly ~10% of their employees. The company was steadily becoming less profitable, and as a young company they'd been too nice and kept on and gave more chances to underperforming employees than most other companies would. Finally, they had to make the make the hard call. They did it one by one, and it took roughly a full day to get through everyone. The whole company was on pins and needles- even those who were doing well couldn't think about anything other than wonder whose names and faces they wouldn't be seeing around the office anymore. As an individual, I empathize with the emotional difficulty of an impersonal mass layoff. However, having seen the flip side, it's a whole lot worse to spend 8 hours wondering when the hammer is going to drop on you. Ultimately, it's better to get it over with quickly, imho.

cbm-vic-20 4y ago

"Hey, do you have time for a quick call on 9am on Monday morning?"

dylan604 4y ago
That's pretty much how the email I received when I was let go from a company. "Hey, do you have time to drop by my office this morning?" What would have happened had I said, "sorry, I'm really busy this morning. Can we reschedule for next week?" =)
- smnrchrds 4y ago
  This? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc0bLIv0V1U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc0bLIv0V1U
  - dylan604 4y ago
    I still think fixing the glitch is better. Probably a generational thing though
rootusrootus 4y ago
At my company, it's always a 15-minute meeting titled "quick sync". As soon as you get it, you know.
- indymike 4y ago
  I once worked for a company that would set a box on your chair during lunch with a letter from HR in it for firings and layoffs. Being fired there was referred to as being "boxed".
  - rootusrootus 4y ago
    Oh my. That is cold.

zdragnar 4y ago

I worked for a company that laid off roughly ~10% of their employees. The company was steadily becoming less profitable, and as a young company they'd been too nice and kept on and gave more chances to underperforming employees than most other companies would. Finally, they had to make the make the hard call. They did it one by one, and it took roughly a full day to get through everyone. The whole company was on pins and needles- even those who were doing well couldn't think about anything other than wonder whose names and faces they wouldn't be seeing around the office anymore. As an individual, I empathize with the emotional difficulty of an impersonal mass layoff. However, having seen the flip side, it's a whole lot worse to spend 8 hours wondering when the hammer is going to drop on you. Ultimately, it's better to get it over with quickly, imho.