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When the layoffs (6000) hit the company that I was with, all employees were scheduled for a 5 minute meeting or phone call with their direct manager. It always started off with something to the affect that "As you know, we're going through a restructuring and . . ." The words you waited to hear were "your position has been affected" or "your position has not been affected."
And yes, the notice was scripted to avoid potential lawsuits. Whatever came after the statement was not scripted.
I was part of that in 2005 and about 30 people were in a room who position was not eliminated and the other 30 were in a room who position was eliminated. I was in the unlucky room
The first layoff was because of a restructure
The second layoff was because of a decrease in Funding
The last layoff was due to performance and I knew why my performance was low because I spent too much time on the web inside of my office
So the last layoff changed me forever and I'm no longer a leave at 4:59 type of employee. And no I'm not anticipating number 4, the TV show made me think of a layoff script.
Well, that's good. You learned something out of it, which is all anyone can ask.
Actually, there might be a script- to avoid saying the wrong thing out of discomfort and having the fired person return with an Uzi and hose the place down. Also, more low-key, there are things that cannot be said without ending up in a lawsuit for unlawful termination or discrimination or something.
The movie "Up in the Air" has George Clooney using certain phrases every time he lays a person off, for legal reasons I believe, and also to keep the situation calm. Not sure how true-to-life it is, but those getting the "pink slip" in the movie are real people who actually went through the experience.
I would call a staff meeting and ask everyone who works for the company to stand. When all are standing, say, "TVGuy, sit down."
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