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Re:Uber Fires Anthony Levandowski by TallGuyShort on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @04:16PM (#14455553)
Not familiar with the culture or mindset, but I'm guessing it's simply because "you're fired because you intentionally didn't do your work" is easier to accept mentally / emotionally then "you're fired because you're just kinda stupid and slow."
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Re:Uber Fires Anthony Levandowski by CydeWeys on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @06:31PM (#14456456)
Yeah, that's in the same vein as to what I was trying to get at. Being fired because you refuse to do stupid make-work is certainly less psychologically damaging than being fired because you were no good at your real work.
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Re:Uber Fires Anthony Levandowski by TallGuyShort on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @08:57PM (#14457135)
And I think it goes both ways. The firee takes it less personally, the firer doesn't feel as rude.
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