Made redundant by SMS

[Mich the Tester]

The Accident Group. All the staff got shafted whilst the former Chief Exec had skimmed all the cash off and buggered off to Spain. A couple of years later a tree jumped out in front of his car and killed him so it shows some sort of natural justice exists in this world.

for the tree.

[Pickle2]

Presuamably, for security reasons, they wont want the bods on site and their remote access is terminated, so that rules out face to face or email. Letters take forever. Maybe a phone call, but really, does it matter that much how you get the pink slip? Text is fine.

SOZ, U R SCKD.

HYFSS.

UR (EX) MGR.

[Alf W]

Is there an echo in this cave?

Aaah but you missed off the 'sting in the tail'.

[Mich the Tester]

Presuamably, for security reasons, they wont want the bods on site and their remote access is terminated, so that rules out face to face or email. Letters take forever. Maybe a phone call, but really, does it matter that much how you get the pink slip? Text is fine.

SOZ, U R SCKD.

HYFSS.

UR (EX) MGR.

Yes it matters. Somebody who doesn't have the backbone to give people bad news to their face should not be filling any kind of a management role. Maybe I'm old fashioned about this; I think the real test of 'leadership' is adversity. Unfortunately many of today's so-called 'business leaders' fail dismally on this front.

[oracleslave]

Yes it matters. Somebody who doesn't have the backbone to give people bad news to their face should not be filling any kind of a management role. Maybe I'm old fashioned about this; I think the real test of 'leadership' is adversity. Unfortunately many of today's so-called 'business leaders' fail dismally on this front.

In the original post you expressed suprise people would choose to work for companies such as this. How are you supposed to identify and avoid them at the outset?

[Pickle2]

Yes it matters. Somebody who doesn't have the backbone to give people bad news to their face should not be filling any kind of a management role.

How can they give it to their face without letting them back on site? Go and visit every employee at home?

[expat]

In the original post you expressed suprise people would choose to work for companies such as this. How are you supposed to identify and avoid them at the outset?

I'm in my 4th month on the bench, without a single phone interview in sight. My OH is making plans to sell the house: in good moments she talks of renting, in bad moments she talks of going back to stay with her mother.

If I get an offer but I suspect it's that kind of place, I should definitely refuse it, right?

[cailin maith]

How can they give it to their face without letting them back on site? Go and visit every employee at home?

A friend of mine worked for Nat West (years ago) - He was, along with a couple hundred others booked on a course at one of the big hotels in Manchester for a Monday morning. They got there and each had a box with the contents of their desk in them But at least they were told to their faces.

[Churchill]

The Accident Group. All the staff got shafted whilst the former Chief Exec had skimmed all the cash off and buggered off to Spain. A couple of years later a tree jumped out in front of his car and killed him so it shows some sort of natural justice exists in this world.

Aaah but you missed off the 'sting in the tail'.

Granted.

[oracleslave]

If I get an offer but I suspect it's that kind of place, I should definitely refuse it, right?

Y, in txt spk.