Tag: laying off employees

Once Lawyers Are Involved…

A loved one
was laid off
from his job.

He was laid off unjustly
but he had accepted
the situation.
He would have been
content
with a tiny severance
and the commissions
he had rightfully earned.

The company
denied him both,
refusing to pay him
his commissions
and giving him
absolutely NO severance.

He had no option
but to hire an employment lawyer.

And now
that he’s taken that step,
he plans to sue the company
for as much as he can.

He will win
because he has documented
every awful thing
the company did
(and foolishly put into writing).

Once lawyers are involved,
resolutions become
VERY costly.

Try to resolve
the situation
before that step.

And treat people
decently.

Something To Lose

A loved one works
for one of the huge
tech companies
currently doing massive lay offs.

He, and others,
have been told
they will no longer
have a job
in one month’s time.

That month, the company states,
is their working notice.
They won’t be receiving
any severance.

It is also the company’s policy
NOT to give references.

What, other than ethics,
is stopping these employees,
the walking dead,
from doing a sh*t job
or,
worse,
from sabotaging
the company
for the next month?

They truly have nothing
left to lose.

Once you tell employees
you’ll do nothing more
for them,
you lose all leverage
over them.

That is a REALLY dangerous
and extremely idiotic move.

Severance is given
for the company’s benefit also.

Suck it up and pay severance
or risk losing customers
and perhaps worse.