I have to wonder why CF bothered to say it was performance related in the first place, even if it was. The decision to let her go was made long before that call

I have to wonder why CF bothered to say it was performance related in the first place, even if it was. The decision to let her go was made long before that call, and no explanation is going to make it go any smoother. All they needed to say was that they were parting ways, get her email address, and offer the hollow sentiments standard for being the messenger of bad news. It is always good to understand why you’re being let go, and humane companies will sometimes allow managers to communicate certain details so as to help but not get sued. These were not those people and you could tell by the corporate buzzspeak alone. Thinking about this from the employer side, they set themselves up for an adversarial conversation that had no possible means of redemption. I hope she finds work soon. While I don’t think posting a clandestinely recorded video to social media is the best idea, I now think more highly of her than I do of her former employer.