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 …
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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the layoff/firing process. I am willing to be more talkative at a later time when things calm down. But during that moment (which can last a week or so), I appear to not be very compassionate because bad shit often happens and I want to protect everyone.
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