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This is a shitty situation to be in for people who maybe quit their jobs to join, but it's refreshing to see honest and clear communication like this and not a

by dewey 3y ago

This is a shitty situation to be in for people who maybe quit their jobs to join, but it's refreshing to see honest and clear communication like this and not a corporate blog post.

borroka 3y ago
Refreshing, like in "somebody else made a mistake, not my fault, I was in the bathroom refreshing myself at the time"? It is quite funny to see how communication is measured on the same scale used for the action, in this case letting go, even before they started, a sizable number of people. But it is the same for politicians, right? "See, they are such great orators, a moving speech like I have rarely heard!", we often read or hear. The problem is that the tweet took 10 minutes, while many, those whose offer was rescinded, must now to work for days, weeks or months to unravel the giant cluster-f that somebody--not the current orator, the one before, even if the current one is the founder and sits on the board--has deployed.
galkk 3y ago
He's literally throwing previous guy (no matter what is the opinion about previous guy) under the bus, there is nothing honest about it. It was (most likely) not the previous CEO who personally decided to hire 75 people, and silently made them offers. And saying that "we had hiring freeze for months" but in next tweet "I've been CEO only for 18 hours". Isn't that CEO job to decide if hiring/firing needs to be done? Who was in charge of the company then? You, but not in the title?
- FireBeyond 3y ago
  > I've been CEO only for 18 hours ... Who was in charge of the company then? You, but not in the title? Especially considering that before being the CEO he was the ... Executive Chairman of the Board, i.e. the person that the CEO reported to!
FireBeyond 3y ago
> honest and clear "I have no idea how this happened." That's not refreshing.
acjohnson55 3y ago
It reads sociopathic to me.
mdekkers 3y ago
That Ryan dude doesn’t have an honest bone in his body, what are you even talking about?
FFP999 3y ago
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alex_c 3y ago
Would be a lot more refreshing if Flexport gave some compensation to those affected. If not, the only real difference from a corporate blog post is in style of communication but not in substance.
ticviking 3y ago
Generally it's worth talking to a lawyer about cases like this.
- FireBeyond 3y ago
  A friend of mine, ex-IT, is now a Physician Assistant. He was an Alaska native, living outside Seattle. He had been doing a lot of contract work at a large Urgent Care in Alaska, and talked about it with his family. They talked about making him full-time. Negotiated an offer, relocation package, etc., all good. He set about selling his home, finding his kids new schools, etc. And then about a week before his start date, he got a phone call. "The clinic has been sold to new owners. They are reviewing finances and rescinded any job offers, including yours. They will allow you 30 days to repay your relocation assistance." Oh hell no. He lawyered up. He'd sold his home. Wrapped up his, and his family's life. Had an offer and a contract. He didn't end up repaying his relocation assistance. And his "new" "employer" ended up paying three months salary and the closing costs on his house for the inconvenience.
  - sergiotapia 3y ago
    >three months salary and the closing costs on his house for the inconvenience A pittance because now wtf is he supposed to do?

by dewey 3y ago

This is a shitty situation to be in for people who maybe quit their jobs to join, but it's refreshing to see honest and clear communication like this and not a corporate blog post.

borroka 3y ago

Refreshing, like in "somebody else made a mistake, not my fault, I was in the bathroom refreshing myself at the time"? It is quite funny to see how communication is measured on the same scale used for the action, in this case letting go, even before they started, a sizable number of people. But it is the same for politicians, right? "See, they are such great orators, a moving speech like I have rarely heard!", we often read or hear. The problem is that the tweet took 10 minutes, while many, those whose offer was rescinded, must now to work for days, weeks or months to unravel the giant cluster-f that somebody--not the current orator, the one before, even if the current one is the founder and sits on the board--has deployed.

galkk 3y ago

He's literally throwing previous guy (no matter what is the opinion about previous guy) under the bus, there is nothing honest about it. It was (most likely) not the previous CEO who personally decided to hire 75 people, and silently made them offers. And saying that "we had hiring freeze for months" but in next tweet "I've been CEO only for 18 hours". Isn't that CEO job to decide if hiring/firing needs to be done? Who was in charge of the company then? You, but not in the title?

FireBeyond 3y ago
> I've been CEO only for 18 hours ... Who was in charge of the company then? You, but not in the title? Especially considering that before being the CEO he was the ... Executive Chairman of the Board, i.e. the person that the CEO reported to!

FireBeyond 3y ago

> honest and clear "I have no idea how this happened." That's not refreshing.

acjohnson55 3y ago

It reads sociopathic to me.

mdekkers 3y ago

That Ryan dude doesn’t have an honest bone in his body, what are you even talking about?

FFP999 3y ago

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alex_c 3y ago

Would be a lot more refreshing if Flexport gave some compensation to those affected. If not, the only real difference from a corporate blog post is in style of communication but not in substance.

ticviking 3y ago

Generally it's worth talking to a lawyer about cases like this.

FireBeyond 3y ago
A friend of mine, ex-IT, is now a Physician Assistant. He was an Alaska native, living outside Seattle. He had been doing a lot of contract work at a large Urgent Care in Alaska, and talked about it with his family. They talked about making him full-time. Negotiated an offer, relocation package, etc., all good. He set about selling his home, finding his kids new schools, etc. And then about a week before his start date, he got a phone call. "The clinic has been sold to new owners. They are reviewing finances and rescinded any job offers, including yours. They will allow you 30 days to repay your relocation assistance." Oh hell no. He lawyered up. He'd sold his home. Wrapped up his, and his family's life. Had an offer and a contract. He didn't end up repaying his relocation assistance. And his "new" "employer" ended up paying three months salary and the closing costs on his house for the inconvenience.
- sergiotapia 3y ago
  >three months salary and the closing costs on his house for the inconvenience A pittance because now wtf is he supposed to do?