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May 15, 2018
10:05:28am

deja-blu All-American

Sounds like he was a real jerk.

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deja-blu

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Regarding the Trib staff reductions done by e-mail...

Tokolosh

5/15/18 9:32am

Under those circumstances after the big meeting about huge layoffs, I would probably rather get the early morning email

Cougar-Duck

5/15/18 9:36am

Same

bag

5/15/18 9:37am

Exactly.

Tokolosh

5/15/18 9:37am

I worked at a company who told us they were announcing layoffs in two weeks

Indy Coug

5/15/18 9:39am

Me too

BYUfan92

5/15/18 11:47am

Same. That is how layoffs were handled at my company.

BigEasyCougar

5/15/18 3:22pm

Ok thanks

5/15/18 9:39am

When I got laid off, I would have much preferred an email than hearing from the guy who called me.

Sea Chicken

5/15/18 9:44am

Sounds like he was a real jerk.

deja-blu

5/15/18 10:05am

I think companies shouldn't give an announcement

hooscoug

5/15/18 9:54am

Either way you impact morale...

Tokolosh

5/15/18 9:58am

Have you ever been one of the laid off Employees?

hooscoug

5/15/18 10:02am

Yes. I have been laid off...

Tokolosh

5/15/18 10:07am

Interesting. I thought it was pretty standard to have your direct manager and

Ulysses14

5/15/18 11:06am

I think doing it in person shows more of a backbone.

hooscoug

5/15/18 11:11am

I do think that is the standard when no notice is given...

Tokolosh

5/15/18 11:52am

A period of time to start looking for something else is valuable though.

BigEasyCougar

5/15/18 3:24pm

Appropriate, only part of the story is released on the topic

NorCal_Coug

5/15/18 9:59am

Or they could have hired George Clooney and Anna Kendrick to do it.

Florwood

5/15/18 10:13am

"Blame is the discharge of pain and discomfort." Brene Brown, PhD.

Traveshamockery

5/15/18 11:43am

RE: Regarding the Trib staff reductions done by e-mail...

Instagrammarian

5/15/18 7:04pm

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