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Re:Cloudflare employee posts layoff call with HR and goes vi... by kqr on Friday January 12, 2024 @12:12AM (#38964127)
I get that this type of situation is emotionally difficult, but advice for anyone willing to take it: if the point is getting information, a confrontational "you can't do this to me" type tone is probably less helpful than a curious "you owe me nothing but if you want to brighten my day a little here's what I'm curious about" attitude.
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Re:Cloudflare employee posts layoff call with HR and goes vi... by dns_snek on Friday January 12, 2024 @07:40PM (#38976151)
I don't think anyone being fired for bullshit reasons is going to be in the mood to try to butter up some corporate drones delivering the news.
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Re:Cloudflare employee posts layoff call with HR and goes vi... by kqr on Saturday January 13, 2024 @11:06AM (#38981192)
Definitely not! Faking that mood is one of the most difficult skills of being a good negotiator.
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Re:Cloudflare employee posts layoff call with HR and goes vi... by j4yav on Saturday January 13, 2024 @07:27AM (#38979347)
There was obviously no information to get. There were just two clueless people who were paid to fire people they didn't know for reasons they didn't know, and repeat platitudes until they can successfully end the call.
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