tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748614.post839031539859573059..comments2024-02-28T12:34:09.691-05:00Comments on FrazzledDad: Leadership 101: Communicate Bad News And Big Changes In PersonJim Holmeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05869146736565695900noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748614.post-88533451261602061822009-01-19T15:30:00.000-05:002009-01-19T15:30:00.000-05:00A few years back I was at a large consulting firm ...A few years back I was at a large consulting firm that may or may not be based in Detroit, MI and we had a lot of bad news communicated over a short period of time, and never in person. <BR/><BR/>The first round of bad news was layoffs delivered via certified mail. You got no letter (a really good thing), the good letter (you have 30 days to become billable), or the bad letter (you're seeking new employment). They all arrived on the same day, some folks were already at work when their layoff letters arrived.<BR/><BR/>The next round of bad news was delivered via email. Everybody was getting a 10% pay cut, and if you'd been on the bench for 30 days or more, you were getting a 50% pay cut until you were billable again. Both paycuts were effective the first of the next month...we got the emails on the 29th.<BR/><BR/>The third round of bad news, about 4 months after the previous round, was this time delivered face to face, but it was again a pay cut. The best you could do was a 0% pay cut.<BR/><BR/>Between rounds 2 and 3 of crushing news my job search went into full swing, and some guy named Brian Prince called me. That has worked out well for me, but I'll never forget how that old company treated me near the end of my tenure there.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11470576015704065027noreply@blogger.com