Re:Coinbase offers exit package for employees not comfortabl...
by thoughtstheseus on Thursday October 01, 2020 @08:42AM
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Paying people seems easier for a well funded company. If you fire people they get upset, sue, and create additional headaches. I’m sure someone crunched the numbers and paying people to leave made more sense.
Re:Coinbase offers exit package for employees not comfortabl...
by amurthy1 on Thursday October 01, 2020 @03:31PM
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The court of public opinion, even if sometimes unfair, still exists and impacts your business's ability to operate.
By using the carrot instead of the stick, you protect yourself somewhat from these disgruntled employees tanking your public image.
I think most business owners would say this is not at all sensible. If someone is a troublemaker you don't normally pay them to leave. You fire them. Brian is being very generous here, almost inexplicably so except for the fact that they're based in the Bay Area. Most CEOs would tackle it in two phases:
1. Tell people they may not attempt to bring social activism into the work place.
2. Fire anyone who keeps doing it.
Payments wouldn't enter the picture!