An estimated 10 percent of U.S. companies are sidestepping the task of difficult conversations with employees
By Garry Kranz Comments 0 | Recommend 0
Electronic Pink Slips: RadioShack Corp. last year made headlines—and took its
lumps—informing fired employees via e-mail. Apparently that isn’t deterring other
companies. According to a survey by the Marlin Co., a North Haven,
Connecticut-based workplace consulting company, 10 percent of U.S. employees say
their organizations have used e-mail, in lieu of face-to-face meetings, to
notify people about layoffs and firings. The survey provides no examples of
companies following this practice, however. Its “Attitudes in the American
Workplace” survey culled telephone responses from more than 750 people
nationwide. It’s not all bad news, however: 13 percent reported receiving
“flirtatious e-mails” from co-workers.
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
Reproductions and distribution of the above article are strictly prohibited. To order reprints and/or request permission to use the article in full or partial format, please contact our Reprint Sales Manager at (732) 723-0569.
Comments
Guidelines: Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed
from the site. We will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies
or any other policies governing this site. You are fully responsible for the content you post.
= Member Only
