Re: [Pen-l] The Big Squeeze

[raghu <mraghu01@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 6:28 AM, Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> One day Bronstein and 17 of her colleagues got an e-mail asking them to
> report to Watchmark's boardroom the following morning. As Myra and the other
> quality assurance engineers gathered in the boardroom, the director of human
> resources began giving out large manila envelopes. Once everyone was there,
> Myra recalled, "The head of HR said, 'Unfortunately, we're having layoffs,
> and you're in the room because you're being impacted by the layoffs.' " The
> 18 engineers were dumbstruck, but the head of human resources pressed on. "
> 'Your replacements,' " she continued, " 'are flying in from India, and
> you're expected to train them if you are going to receive severance.' "


I wonder if employers choose to conduct their layoffs in this
deliberately obtuse and insensitive manner. Is there any purpose to
this other than to channel their ex-employees indignation away from
themselves and towards their "Indian replacements"?
-raghu.

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