HR: What’s wrong with this picture?
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December 04, 2008
Dealing emotionally, My story, Termination gone wrong, Uncategorized
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Tags: afraid, desperate, downsize, economy, employer, fired, HR, human resources, job loss, jobless, pink slip, restructuring, self-doubt, terminated, unemployed, workplace
The company I worked for of about 120 people had a small HR department. One person exactly. And judging from a phone call I received from her yesterday, hers is not an easy job, and not an easy job to get right.
She called to check up on me and see how I was doing. Given the firing was unexpected with no lead-up, she knew I received the news with a good dose of shock and confusion.
So I was somewhat pleased when I picked up the voice mail from her yesterday.
“Hi, it’s _____, I was just calling … Continue Reading
Tags: afraid, desperate, downsize, economy, employer, fired, HR, human resources, job loss, jobless, pink slip, restructuring, self-doubt, terminated, unemployed, workplace
