FIR #265: Fired Over Zoom

As the economy cooks, inflation ratchets up, and interest rates rise, some companies are faced with laying off staff. As we have moved to remote and hybrid work, how those layoffs are handled is changing. But is it ever a good idea to lay someone off over Zoom or Teams? And if so, are there good and bad ways to go about it? ---- The next monthly, long-form episode of FIR will drop on Monday, July 18. FIR “shorts” — episodes under 15 minutes — will appear once or twice each week. We host a Communicators Zoom Chat each Thursday at 1 p.m. ET. For credentials needed to participate, contact Shel or Neville directly or request the credentials in our Facebook group or send an email to fircomments@gmail.com. Special thanks to Jay Moonah for the opening and closing music. You can find the stories from which Shel’s FIR content is selected at Shel’s Link Blog. Neville’s “asides” blog, Outbox, is available, as well. Links from this episode: The art of giving out virtual pink-slips Tidal wave of layoffs hits San Fran When Remote Layoffs Are Inevitable, How to Cut Ties Gracefully Pokémon Go developer Niantic cancels four projects and lays off more than 80 people Can Employees Be Dismissed Over Zoom? Can employers really fire people over Zoom?