Just do it in person. I've seen co-workers laid off via email, SMS, and voicemail, and that all sucks much worse than in person. If you absolutely must, a liv

Just do it in person. I've seen co-workers laid off via email, SMS, and voicemail, and that all sucks much worse than in person. If you absolutely must, a live phone call is acceptable, but only when there are serious impediments to meeting in person. My favorite story is of a person who was dispatched to a remote facility to lay off a group and on his way there, was himself laid off in a voicemail. Don't be that company.