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I definitely get the point, and would never do that to someone. Buuuuut ... I think I'd personally prefer to be laid off by email simply because if it's happening they've already made up their mind and it's not like I can talk them out of it. Plus, I wouldn't have an audience and thus wouldn't feel the need to pretend not to be super bummed out (or relieved if I hated the job).
Obviously you never know how someone would like to be laid off though, so it's best to err on following the traditional path. Or if you wanna be insane you could start dropping hints. "Say, Fred, how would you prefer to be laid off? Hypothetically speaking."
Email's a really awful way of doing it just because how dehumanizing it is. An employer should be forced to look at the person whose livelihood they're taking away - forced to feel uncomfortable. Doing it by email is easier for them, and so shouldn't be acceptable.
In my experience, the decision is made several levels above the person who is tasked with actually meeting the about-to be-laid-off employees.
The people making those decisions never have to face the people impacted.
Exactly this. The layoff decision comes from upper management or finance. Immediate managers may get to decide who goes, but it's more likely that HR made a choice based on previous performance reviews.
Immediate managers still may not be the ones who decide who goes.
Why though, it wasn't the person firing that made the choice, but people above them. The person who made the decision never has to deal with it.
You act like the employer would give a fuck about looking people in the face. They might even take joy watching the life leave your face as you get the news.
Strange how leading up to our intro to the 20’s there were a lot of articles about how if you don’t enjoy your job to ask management to put you on the layoff list. To be easier for management to reduce without the awkward moment of calling you in.