Firing a programmer- Help
Firing a programmer- Help
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- gramme0
And don't tell him "it's nothing personal." Because that would be bullshit. It's personal. It's always personal. It's affecting someone's livelihood, and a refusal to acknowledge that fact is just another blow to their dignity.
- not true. nothing personal means the decision to fire you was not personal.cuke426
- if it IS a personal reason then so be it but if it's due to financial reasons then it's nothing personal.cuke426
- You miss my point. It's a demeaning thing to say to people.gramme
- It's hand-washing bullshit, because people always take it personally—unless it's a true layoff, rather than a firing per se.gramme
- se.gramme
- Even then, people wonder why they're less valuable than the people who still have their jobs.gramme