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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. But this e-mail was Radio-Shack's way of cutting jobs: "The work force reduction notification is currently in progress. Unfortunately your position is one that has been eliminated." That's about as impersonal as a company could get. Company spokeswoman Kay Jackson defended the electronic pink slips by noting that Radio-Shack had told employees in a series of meetings that layoff notices would be delivered by e-mail. She said employees were invited to ask questions before Tuesday's notification -- provided they did so electronically. Derrick D'Souza, a management...
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