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thisgeek[m]: |
Somewhat radical notion from my ex-boss: never fire anybody. |
| [17:15:50] |
thisgeek[m]: |
Offer demotion or transition. |
| [17:16:23] |
pilgrimish: |
joins |
| [17:16:25] |
pilgrimish_: |
joins |
| [17:19:40] |
nwsokoloff[m]: |
hmmm thats an interesting notion thisgeek |
| [17:20:31] |
kenbolton[m]: |
"ex-boss"... did you get fired? |
| [17:20:37] |
kenbolton[m]: |
or demoted? |
| [17:21:39] |
kenbolton[m]: |
firing is expensive. demotion is so demoralizing, i think many people would simply quit. wonder how that all squares with labor laws. |
| [17:25:16] |
thisgeek[m]: |
Ex-boss in two senses: I was switched to a different boss last year, and his 2-weeks notice ends this week. |
| [17:25:53] |
kenbolton[m]: |
is this jonny? |
| [17:26:21] |
thisgeek[m]: |
You don’t demote as a boss. You offer demotion, and sincerely. Of course economic pressures will incentivize people not to take the offer. |
| [17:26:21] |
kenbolton[m]: |
or have you not worked for him for longer than two years? |
| [17:26:25] |
thisgeek[m]: |
kenbolton Not Jon. |
| [17:27:02] |
thisgeek[m]: |
I didn’t think of labor laws. |
| [17:27:12] |
thisgeek[m]: |
And of course there must be exclusions. |
| [17:27:33] |
thisgeek[m]: |
Come in and smash all the desks with the hammer? Yeah we’ll take your keycard thanks. |
| [17:27:55] |
thisgeek[m]: |
Security will escort you out. Some things are beyond the pale. |
| [17:28:05] |
thisgeek[m]: |
This guys just talking about performance issues. |
| [17:28:08] |
kenbolton[m]: |
The hammer. |
| [17:28:25] |
kenbolton[m]: |
yeah, makes sense. |
| [17:28:53] |
kenbolton[m]: |
of course, the self-critical worker may always believe they should be demoted. |
| [17:29:29] |
thisgeek[m]: |
And if someone’s already at the bottom, I don’t know how that works. |
| [17:30:04] |
kenbolton[m]: |
i should be demoted as a paddle-sports guide. |
| [17:30:25] |
kenbolton[m]: |
anybody getting out tonight to bank sq? |
| [18:03:40] |
pilgrimish: |
leaves |
| [18:03:40] |
pilgrimish_: |
leaves |
| [18:07:29] |
kenbolton[m]: |
...big silence... |
| [18:13:55] |
orinxsupport[m]: |
yo! I'm on station |
| [18:14:51] |
kenbolton[m]: |
orinxsupport: does that mean you took hallucinogens? |
| [18:15:17] |
orinxsupport[m]: |
nah! |
| [18:16:08] |
orinxsupport[m]: |
I am still learning about how to use Riot |
| [18:16:21] |
orinxsupport[m]: |
but at the moment I'm wrangling with react |