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Re:Better.com CEO fires 900 employees on Zoom call by gruez on Monday December 06, 2021 @12:03PM (#29462348)
> It's not the virtual nature, it's the lazy mass group layoff that's objectionable and disrespectful.

Is it? I can plausibly make the other argument that not having to do it yourself and offloading it to middle managers/HR is also "objectionable and disrespectful".

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Re:Better.com CEO fires 900 employees on Zoom call by tyingq on Monday December 06, 2021 @12:08PM (#29462399)
I've been on both sides, but yes, just my opinion. On the other hand, this is newsworthy because it's unusual. I suspect it's unusual for a reason.
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Re:Better.com CEO fires 900 employees on Zoom call by bumby on Monday December 06, 2021 @01:31PM (#29463666)
If the CEO didn’t want to seem like he was passing the buck, he could have had an all-hands meeting afterwards and explain it was ultimately his decision.
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