fired (not me, though)A little not popped into my inbox this morning. "It is with regret that I must announce the termination of [this guy]'s employment with [this company]. I wish [him] all the best in his future endeavours." Full stop. "This guy" was the person I'd been working with for the last few weeks on the project I've been working on. I know that companies really have to terminate/fire/lay off people, and they do more harm than good being wishy washy about it. I know that it's a hard thing to do for all involved and there generally isn't a nice way to do it. But it really sucks. Personally, I think trying to discuss the problem before-hand is good, but I can't say that that wasn't tried in this case. I guess there was cause (even though labour laws aren't what they used to be, wrongful dismissal still isn't very nice). I don't know. Maybe we'll talk about it at the next team meeting. More likely it'll be something about how he "just wasn't a fit for our organization" or somesuch and that will be that. I do have sympathy for the managers. This isn't easy or fun. My problem is that in order to do my job well, I have to put myself in the mindset that I'm working for a sort of extended family. I may not like all the members of that family, but "like" isn't really relevant. The problem is that you don't just casually (or not) discard family members. That's where the analogy breaks down. That's what leaves me feeling a bit shaken. (The "team" analogy doesn't work very well for me. Even back when I played softball, eons ago, I couldn't really relate to the "team" as any sort of cohesive unit. Most often, the coach was a jerk, too. Except for my dad, of course :). But anyway, this has happened before and it will happen again, I'm sure. With any luck, not to me. :P In happier news, I got a call from the dealer, and my car arrived today. Now all I have to do is fax him some insurance papers by Friday and I'll be driving it back to Waterloo next week. Hm... insurance... comments:
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