I used to work at a newspaper in NJ, and we were convinced that someday there would be a big layoff & the only notification we would get was when we tried to log into our computers, we would see, "ERROR: User no longer works here." E-mail is so much more personal & humanizing.
FYI so why do they keep the brain dead employee's ? first they usually are unaware and 2nd its hard to replace them. When you tell an educated trained person we want you to work for $3 an hour (now $5) after taxes they look at you like your some kind of alien freak.
1: RS used to be cool until they turned into a mini Circuit city dropping most of their discrete parts from their product line. I used to be there like every day back in the day. I rarely go there now since they don't have anything except overpriced home theater stuff and crappy RC cars..2: Sorry, but I've NEVER met a single RS employee that knew a damn thing. They may think they know, but they don't. I wouldn't even bother asking them anything.Overhear at RS: "No you cant use call waiting over a cordless phone"3: I've been terminated by Nokia via email with no warning.
I seem to recall an legal company in the UK (read: Ambulance chasers) going bust and sending employment termination notices to some employees by SMS. Given what the company did I can't say that I shed a tear...Anyway, email is so 80s. Presumably these days a cutting-edge termination notice should come in the form of a comment posted against the employees MySpace site or blog...
That is surprising, given the level of technical knowledge of typical Radio Shack employees.Many of them haven't even figured out how to use e-mail yet!
There is no good, respectful, nice, etc. way to lay people off. No matter what the method people are offended. Human nature. Why me? I'm better than that person.They are struggling and could be going out of business. Getting lay-ed off sucks....nothing a company can do to make it comfortable or pleasant.
Actually, although it is impersonal, it's no fun going into a meeting room suddenly with a person who springs a lay off on you either. I still don't like being asked into people's offices without explanation, or things of that sort because I'll always think about that layoff. It's like a Pavlovian thing.I think I'd rather maybe get an email heads up saying something like "restructuring" or some clue that the meeting was about losing work.
Shoot, I've got to call my friends and see if they were laid off. My best friend's wife and another high school friend are both programmers at Radio Shack in Fort Worth. I hope they are all right... Then again after reading this, I wonder if it would be better for them to be laid off or to work at a company with no dignity or respect for its employees.
smukkeAug 30, 2006
I used to work at a newspaper in NJ, and we were convinced that someday there would be a big layoff & the only notification we would get was when we tried to log into our computers, we would see, "ERROR: User no longer works here." E-mail is so much more personal & humanizing.
Closed AccountAug 31, 2006
They charge $300 for a 4GB Mem Stick Pro Duo.I got one in Newegg for $110
nerysAug 31, 2006
FYI so why do they keep the brain dead employee's ? first they usually are unaware and 2nd its hard to replace them. When you tell an educated trained person we want you to work for $3 an hour (now $5) after taxes they look at you like your some kind of alien freak.
turbo2ltrAug 31, 2006
1: RS used to be cool until they turned into a mini Circuit city dropping most of their discrete parts from their product line. I used to be there like every day back in the day. I rarely go there now since they don't have anything except overpriced home theater stuff and crappy RC cars..2: Sorry, but I've NEVER met a single RS employee that knew a damn thing. They may think they know, but they don't. I wouldn't even bother asking them anything.Overhear at RS: "No you cant use call waiting over a cordless phone"3: I've been terminated by Nokia via email with no warning.
kelmonAug 31, 2006
I seem to recall an legal company in the UK (read: Ambulance chasers) going bust and sending employment termination notices to some employees by SMS. Given what the company did I can't say that I shed a tear...Anyway, email is so 80s. Presumably these days a cutting-edge termination notice should come in the form of a comment posted against the employees MySpace site or blog...
waterdragonAug 31, 2006
That is surprising, given the level of technical knowledge of typical Radio Shack employees.Many of them haven't even figured out how to use e-mail yet!
bowsterAug 31, 2006
There is no good, respectful, nice, etc. way to lay people off. No matter what the method people are offended. Human nature. Why me? I'm better than that person.They are struggling and could be going out of business. Getting lay-ed off sucks....nothing a company can do to make it comfortable or pleasant.
the_dudeAug 31, 2006
Actually, although it is impersonal, it's no fun going into a meeting room suddenly with a person who springs a lay off on you either. I still don't like being asked into people's offices without explanation, or things of that sort because I'll always think about that layoff. It's like a Pavlovian thing.I think I'd rather maybe get an email heads up saying something like "restructuring" or some clue that the meeting was about losing work.
chocobomogAug 31, 2006
Shoot, I've got to call my friends and see if they were laid off. My best friend's wife and another high school friend are both programmers at Radio Shack in Fort Worth. I hope they are all right... Then again after reading this, I wonder if it would be better for them to be laid off or to work at a company with no dignity or respect for its employees.
channaoSep 2, 2006
I saw this article on <a class="user" href="http://www.bearmode.com">http://www.bearmode.com</a> as well.