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I understood this to be referring to saying something like, "I feel really bad about having to let you go..." or something to that effect. It's fine to express
by davemel37 11y ago
I understood this to be referring to saying something like, "I feel really bad about having to let you go..." or something to that effect.
It's fine to express how you feel about them and working together, but not how you feel about firing them.
- ectoplasm 11y agoIn general I believe that there are no hard and fast rules about the expression of feelings in life. I agree that going on about all the emotional agony you went through to make the decision is worse than useless, but expressions of remorse like "I'm sorry it didn't work out" are totally fine in my opinion. A statement like "It's not personal, we had to make a business decision, and it wasn't easy." also communicates that the employee is not totally expendable, if that happens to be true, while also communicating personal concern.
- 6d0debc071 11y agoIf you're laying off the worst performs, as you should be, then it is personal.
- ectoplasm 11y agoBy personal I meant for reasons not related to one's ability or importance to the company, such as being unlikable. Firing the worst performs is for professional reasons, not personal ones.