Better.com CEO fires 900 employees on Zoom call

Re:Better.com CEO fires 900 employees on Zoom call by bumby on Monday December 06, 2021 @11:56AM (#29462234)

I think it boils down to leadership is really about managing relationships. This method is just too impersonal for most people, just like breaking off a romantic relationship via text is generally considered weak and frowned upon.

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Re:Better.com CEO fires 900 employees on Zoom call by throwanem on Monday December 06, 2021 @12:33PM (#29462798)

I suspect it is rare, though I suppose not impossible, that anyone needs to break off 900 romantic relationships at once.

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Re:Better.com CEO fires 900 employees on Zoom call by bumby on Monday December 06, 2021 @01:18PM (#29463501)

I understand your point, but if there aren’t subordinate leaders below the CEO who can perform this function, I suspect they have organizational structure problems.

I believe a good approach would be to have those first line leaders (who actually have that relationship built with their subordinates) break the bad news and then the CEO speak to everybody and own the decision.

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Re:Better.com CEO fires 900 employees on Zoom call by Spooky23 on Monday December 06, 2021 @08:41PM (#29468225)

Why would you need to text?

Surely after seeing your relationship status change on Facebook, they would understand?

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Re:Better.com CEO fires 900 employees on Zoom call by johndubchak on Monday December 06, 2021 @12:19PM (#29462591)

Wait, you're not supposed to break up over text? Since when?!?!?!

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Re:Better.com CEO fires 900 employees on Zoom call by recursive on Monday December 06, 2021 @12:25PM (#29462687)

I'm almost certain this is a joke. Right?

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Re:Better.com CEO fires 900 employees on Zoom call by johndubchak on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @07:25PM (#29479984)

Yes. My apologies, I thought it seemed obvious.

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