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Wait, what –. Mass Zoom Firing Boss back at the helm?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

that's exactly what the remaining employees are discussing over their Wednesday evening drinkies too !

This was only an exercise, i was testing my skill of expressing things in business speak.

no, it was the KPI and not the CPI...

Re: Wait, what –. Mass Zoom Firing Boss back at the helm?

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Why are people so surprised he fired a bunch of people via Zoom? How does one fire people during covid? He wasn't going to call them into the office. Now, I understand that (at least on the surface) this guy seems like a bad guy, so, sure, give him hell if it's deserved, but why the focus on a zoom firing?

Yeah, good call.. feel free to remove "Zoom" as you're reading. I agree, it's irrelevant in some aspects, however, i would posit he likened to the idea of Zoom for dismissing his staff, as he could do this without actually looking into the the 'whites of their eyes' while dismissing them.

We can posit all kinds of fanciful things. But without evidence, your supposition has exactly as much weight as the supposition that he did it for COVID safety.

Don't "posit" an emotionally loaded claim without at least some shred of evidence. That's how you get heat, not light.

Re: Wait, what –. Mass Zoom Firing Boss back at the helm?

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Company I worked at that was bought, all layoffs were handled by an outside company. The CEO hardly mentioned it, let alone showed up to announce it…

I think that's a correct way to do it, job is not a relationship.

Even divorce papers are sent by mail or exchanged through lawyers.

And if someone is not needed for the job anymore people feel it should by as dramataic as reality tv.

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