Comments on: The Wrong Way to Term http://hrlori.com/the-wrong-way-to-term/ Attempting to Unravel the Complex World of California Human Resources Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:07:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: HR Lori » Blog Archive » Yr Fired LOL = ) http://hrlori.com/the-wrong-way-to-term/#comment-20974 HR Lori » Blog Archive » Yr Fired LOL = ) Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:51:11 +0000 http://hrlori.com/2006/08/30/the-wrong-way-to-term/#comment-20974 [...] just when we thought that it couldn’t get any worse than the Radio Shack situation, there’s always further down to [...] [...] just when we thought that it couldn’t get any worse than the Radio Shack situation, there’s always further down to [...]

]]> By: HR Horizons http://hrlori.com/the-wrong-way-to-term/#comment-1195 HR Horizons Fri, 15 Sep 2006 04:03:52 +0000 http://hrlori.com/2006/08/30/the-wrong-way-to-term/#comment-1195 <strong>Radio Shack - 400 layoffs by email, genious or madness...</strong> FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - RadioShack Corp. notified about 400 workers by e-mail that they were being dismissed immediately as part of planned job cuts. Employees at the Fort Worth headquarters got messages Tuesday morning saying: “The work force r... Radio Shack - 400 layoffs by email, genious or madness…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - RadioShack Corp. notified about 400 workers by e-mail that they were being dismissed immediately as part of planned job cuts. Employees at the Fort Worth headquarters got messages Tuesday morning saying: “The work force r…

]]> By: Nick Roy http://hrlori.com/the-wrong-way-to-term/#comment-1194 Nick Roy Fri, 15 Sep 2006 04:02:37 +0000 http://hrlori.com/2006/08/30/the-wrong-way-to-term/#comment-1194 Yes, layoffs are inevitable. However, employees deserve some respect. Can you imagine walking up to your office and your keys not working? You have just been locked out, job terminated without any notice. There is a thing called the At Will Doctrine, but it would be better if you take the employee into the office tell them face-to-face that their services are no longer required. If the employees knew about the state of the company, it would lessen the blow a little. I have also talked to some people here in Florida where they said they will refuse to shop at RadioShack because of the way they treated those employees. Do you think people should go that far as to boycott a company such as RadioShack? Yes, layoffs are inevitable. However, employees deserve some respect. Can you imagine walking up to your office and your keys not working? You have just been locked out, job terminated without any notice. There is a thing called the At Will Doctrine, but it would be better if you take the employee into the office tell them face-to-face that their services are no longer required. If the employees knew about the state of the company, it would lessen the blow a little.

I have also talked to some people here in Florida where they said they will refuse to shop at RadioShack because of the way they treated those employees. Do you think people should go that far as to boycott a company such as RadioShack?

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