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Laid off by e-mail. How special!
Getting laid off is never easy.
Employees hope at the least that their managers would do it in a personal and compassionate way. RadioShack did it by e-mails. Associated Press reported: Tuesday morning about 400 workers at RadioShack Corp.'s headquarters received one of those mass e-mail notifications that companies use to let workers know about everything from picnics to promotions.
That's about as impersonal as a company could get.
It's hard for a manager to look someone in the eye and tell them that their life will suffer a major disruption. So, obviously, an e-mail would ease that angst. The only time I've ever been laid off in my life, my editor took me to breakfast and told me. I was actually being laid off from the Contra Costa Times because I criticized the publisher, the late Dean Lesher, who while alive was the scum of the earth. He demanded that reporters act as host and hostesses for his annual party for advertisers. I suggested that sucked eggs. He suggested I could work elsewhere. But to the point — do you have any experiences or thoughts on how people should be laid off? Posted by Steve E. Swenson 14 comments from 8 users
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posted by
mattloch
on Aug 31, 2006 at 11:23 AM
It's better than hearing about it on the evening news, accompanied by footage of your boss or CEO being led away from the building in handcuffs.....
posted by
Hardliner4freedom
on Aug 31, 2006 at 11:29 AM
When I and others got laid off, those of us who worked from home (including me) got laid off by phone. Under the circumstances, I don't consider that bad taste.. What was bad taste, and took place in email, was when a manager sent a company-wide email that joyfully announced the formal closing of my branch. . We victims of the layoff still had some email business to take care of -- thus we were exposed to that manager's callous celebration. posted by
anonymous
on Aug 31, 2006 at 12:30 PM
My wife was upsized by a plastic surgeon!
posted by
anonymous
on Aug 31, 2006 at 12:31 PM
Which wife was that, warren, does she have a number?
posted by
anonymous
on Aug 31, 2006 at 12:35 PM
You talking to downsized or upsized? If you were talking to me (husband of upsized), yes she has a number.... 38 DD. Double D's stand for DDang!
posted by
anonymous
on Aug 31, 2006 at 12:48 PM
Give them that Enzyte smile!
posted by
anonymous
on Aug 31, 2006 at 12:57 PM
Not until the bill is paid. Never knew how expensive saline solution could be. posted by
Hardliner4freedom
on Aug 31, 2006 at 01:16 PM
Er, Warren, I thought you loved corporate America. After all, you hate the guts of "liberals" who actually believe in evil commie ideas like worker protection.. You made your bed with all your hateful "lib bashing." You got exactly the government that you demanded. Now lie in it. posted by
dusty1215
on Aug 31, 2006 at 03:11 PM
I have been laid off once and that was in the aftermath of the first space shuttle blowing up. They held on to us until Thanksgiving...and then promptly laid off half the company a week before the holiday..tacky and financially motivated I am sure.
posted by
TomW
on Aug 31, 2006 at 05:14 PM
I got "notice" of being laid off once because someone found an article about the company online. Turns out, whenever you lay off more than 200 people, you're required to file a report with a state office. Our company employeed about 210.
posted by
dgrealish
on Aug 31, 2006 at 05:44 PM
I'm just wondering WSJ, why didn't your wife sue? I'm not one to advocate lawsuits, but given the fact your wife was five months pregnant and the mistreatment she was forced to take, I'd say it would have been justified.
posted by
Hardliner4freedom
on Sep 1, 2006 at 07:21 AM
Radio Shack does have some strange middle management styles. For some reason they keep transferring managers from store to store every two years or so -- regardless of their performance.One such manager, whom I'll plug by first name, King, always gave excellent and personal service. I was loyal to his store and encouraged every Radio Shack shopper to patronize King's store. Then one day, King was gone. He was supposed to be transferred to a new store that was opening, but I never found him there. posted by
anonymous
on Sep 2, 2006 at 07:53 PM
Where is this guy erikbako, I would love to send him a box of cigars for his good judgement in making you out..
posted by
anonymous
on Sep 2, 2006 at 11:12 PM
Geez you are so mean, but He can still enjoy the Castro specials, if he made you life miserable, well what the hell he was doing a public service.
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