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"Ms. Mayer resigned from Google on Monday afternoon by telephone. She starts at Yahoo on Tuesday." - That's quick.
by simondlr 14y ago
"Ms. Mayer resigned from Google on Monday afternoon by telephone. She starts at Yahoo on Tuesday." - That's quick.
- milesskorpen 14y agoI think this is pretty standard. Yahoo clearly needs a permanent CEO yesterday.
- smokinn 14y agoFor the rank and file 2 weeks is standard. For upper level executives as soon as you resign you're escorted out the door by security and you're not allowed to touch anything. The level of access you had was so high that they don't want you learning anything more about the company's plans and want you out asap. I doubt anyone cared that she resigned by phone.
- protomyth 14y agoI've been around some companies where any IT worker who gives 2 week notice is escorted immediately out of the building. It is not unusual for 2 weeks to not be needed or wanted.
- raverbashing 14y agoShe should have done it by G+ hangout (my opinion)
- spiralpolitik 14y agoCalifornia is an "at will" state so she's under no obligation to give Google any notice if she intends to quit, just as Google doesn't have to give her any notice if they intend to get rid of her. In most cases 2 weeks is a professional curtesy.
- jusben1369 14y agoIt's nearly always "same day" if you are going to a competitor. Whether you're the CEO or the front desk clerk.
- solnyshok 14y agoI find it so childish, when company escorts an executive out. If CEO have been looking for a job, then all needed files have been copied long time ago. CEO knows it. Company knows it. yet they cannot resist the stupid ritual. giggling.
- tomkarlo 14y agoIt's not childish, it's just being responsible. This is generally done for any employee with access to highly sensitive data. They're not going to do any more work for you; why take any risk that they'll do anything damaging after the moment when they tell you they're leaving? Also, once they've resigned, they're no longer an employee, so for a lot of companies (Google included) they may not be allowed in the sensitive office areas, anyway.
- MartinCron 14y agoIt's "responsible" to treat people like potential criminals in lots of contexts. Doesn't mean it isn't a shitty thing to do.
- tomkarlo 14y agoAsking a non-employee to leave the premises of a business isn't treating them like a "potential criminal". If you find a random visitor wandering around your office, you may ask them to leave. It's not a "shitty" thing to do as long as it's done politely. Let's keep in mind this is also someone who is leaving voluntarily, not being laid off. They are picking their moment when they become a non-employee.
- nostrademons 14y agoIt seems a lot like closing the barn door after the horses have left. If they were going to do anything damaging, why wouldn't they do it after they've decided they're leaving but before they tell you they're leaving? After all, they control when they tell you. I think that particular practice is security theater - it's so the employer can say "We take all possible precautions", regardless of whether the possible precautions are effective.