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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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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So, when I fire, I make it fast and say as little as possible and deactivate accounts. Later, we talk. I'm still friendly with people I've let go and even work in some capacity. But I can't risk my business and other employees (lawsuits, other disturbances) during...
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