Bird laid off 406 people in a 2-minute Zoom call. The founder / CEO didn't even do it himself, he got his comms person to read out the script. Staff on the call had their email / slack accounts instantly deactivated.https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/23/21231802/bird-electric-scooter-company-workplace-culture-layoffs …
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And when I let people go, I have a pretty strict script. You can get sued easily for saying dumb shit, even if it feels helpful in the moment. The fact is: firing sucks. And swiftly doing it, getting papers signed, then talking another time is best for many.
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Often, people are able to forward emails to the company to say thanks (from their personal email). But many google drives have confidential info. The risk if letting them say goodbye from a company email is not worth it. 1 disgruntled person can screw things up BIG TIME
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