On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 13:38 -0700, Merrill Oveson wrote: > But just once I'd like to hear of a situation similar to the following: > "We're so sorry, but we need to let you go. We understand that this will > put you in a real bind." > "To help we're going to give you two weeks severance." > "We'll do everything we can to see that you get unemployment, and that your > eligible for COBRA etc." > "We'll also do everything we can to see that you get another job as soon as > possible, please feel free to use us as a recommendation." > "Again, we're really sorry."
Few people talk about lays off being handled decently because even when it's handled well, it's still a very difficult experience. That said, I know of a small local company that did essentially what you described. -- "XML is like violence: if it doesn't solve your problem, you aren't using enough of it." - Chris Maden /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
