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A note is by definition brief and informal. I think the employees deserve that any official communication in this kind of situation be neither. Edit: And I'm s
by unfletch 13y ago
A note is by definition brief and informal. I think the employees deserve that any official communication in this kind of situation be neither.
Edit: And I'm sure I've put more weight on that one phrase than almost anyone else, but I've worked at startups for years now and been through rounds of layoffs at a couple. It's appropriate to err in the other direction.
- nissimk 13y agoYou expect better from Zynga? Isn't this the same company that fired people immediately before the IPO so that founders could take back their stock options? "Being a meritocracy is one of their core values." http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/business&id=8426597 http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/business&i...
- jlgreco 13y agoA long formal letter sounds like it would be better on paper, but is that actually true? I can't imagine taking any solace in such a letter if I were working there, whether I was among the shitcanned or not. Insistence on a long formal letter seems sort of like an east-coast style insistence on wearing a suit; it isn't really "for" anyone. If it makes the wearer/writer feel better about what they are doing then go for it... otherwise who is the party that cares? Pincus is a scumbag but I don't think this is an example of why.