> "I have fired people. It is brutal. I have been fired. It's worse. So managers, please: Never solicit sympathy for the pain of firing people."
I left a college I worked at because of this they fired 12 people in the morning and called a all hands meeting at 3PM and said they were feeling horrible and please pray for them. A) It was a complete surprise to anyone that didn't know the actual numbers for incoming freshmen like I did. B) They acted like they were the ones who were equal harmed by the firings.
So you fired 12 people "fast" and you then ask for sympathy? That was September and I got the new job in May.
More people than we care to admit, in our culture, have a huge empathy gap. It's really quite troubling. Just look at the political landscape. Quite scary.
I left a college I worked at because of this they fired 12 people in the morning and called a all hands meeting at 3PM and said they were feeling horrible and please pray for them. A) It was a complete surprise to anyone that didn't know the actual numbers for incoming freshmen like I did. B) They acted like they were the ones who were equal harmed by the firings.
So you fired 12 people "fast" and you then ask for sympathy? That was September and I got the new job in May.