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I think he was trying to make an example out of him. Perhaps he already knew that Abel was leaking company information? (A fireable offense) This just seems

I think he was trying to make an example out of him. Perhaps he already knew that Abel was leaking company information? (A fireable offense) This just seems like a very well calculated move. Anyone referring to a part of the organization as loserville isn't worried about morale.

devb 13y ago
Do you have any evidence of that at all?
- mathattack 13y ago
  No. But to be clear, I'm not defending the firing, only explaining where it may have come from.
  - moocowduckquack 13y ago
    In that case, I think it was because spiders laid eggs in his ears, which hatched into brain spiders and controlled his further actions. Do I have evidence for this? No. But to be clear, I'm not defending the firing, only explaining where it may have come from.
potatolicious 13y ago
If indeed the individual was leaking company information, it would make this an even more poorly calculated move. Firstly, you may know this individual was leaking company information, but the rest of your employees do not. So what is, to you, a righteous punishment would seem to everyone else as arbitrary and vindictive. A display of force may be a calculated move, a display of force that appears random and arbitrary, is just stupidity. So you just rightfully fired someone while dropping morale through the floor because it looks like you're out for random blood.
- mathattack 13y ago
  I think he had a point that he was trying to get across, and did it very efficiently. I'm not defending what he did by any stretch, just trying to understand it and propose an explanation. When work environments are hostile like that, you either put your head very far down, or you get your resume onto the market.
rhizome 13y ago
So you're saying ARmstrong elected to give this guy severance and unemployment benefits instead of firing him for cause and having to deal with none of that?

devb 13y ago

Do you have any evidence of that at all?

mathattack 13y ago
No. But to be clear, I'm not defending the firing, only explaining where it may have come from.
- moocowduckquack 13y ago
  In that case, I think it was because spiders laid eggs in his ears, which hatched into brain spiders and controlled his further actions. Do I have evidence for this? No. But to be clear, I'm not defending the firing, only explaining where it may have come from.

potatolicious 13y ago

If indeed the individual was leaking company information, it would make this an even more poorly calculated move. Firstly, you may know this individual was leaking company information, but the rest of your employees do not. So what is, to you, a righteous punishment would seem to everyone else as arbitrary and vindictive. A display of force may be a calculated move, a display of force that appears random and arbitrary, is just stupidity. So you just rightfully fired someone while dropping morale through the floor because it looks like you're out for random blood.

mathattack 13y ago
I think he had a point that he was trying to get across, and did it very efficiently. I'm not defending what he did by any stretch, just trying to understand it and propose an explanation. When work environments are hostile like that, you either put your head very far down, or you get your resume onto the market.

rhizome 13y ago

So you're saying ARmstrong elected to give this guy severance and unemployment benefits instead of firing him for cause and having to deal with none of that?