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Katie77:
I received this email, and I thought of what happened at your workplace Chucky, when your two friends were fired on a conference call.
A fire alarm rang at 4 pm in a large office campus when almost all employees were present ( approx 5,000 people ).
As per past fire-drill practices, the entire office was quickly evacuated within 3 minutes, and all employees gathered outside the complex in designated areas waiting for further announcement.
Before long, the fire drill officer in-charge made the following broadcast over their loud-speakers system :
" My dear colleagues : With sincere regret, I have been asked to announce that for many of you, this will be your last evacuation drill with us. Due to the on-going recession and bad business climate, the company is laying off almost 50% of its staff. So when this announcement finishes, I ask all of you to move back into the building. And if your swipe-card does not work, then it means that you have been laid off, in which case you will not be allowed inside, and all your personal belongings will be couriered to you by tomorrow.
The company is using this innovative, never-before approach as we do not want to choke our email system with lay-off notices and farewell messages going by the thousands, and we also wish to avoid any fighting inside the office and the consequent security issues for all staff.
We hope you have had a rewarding career with us. Now please move back in… and good luck ! "
optom3:
--- Quote from: Katie77 on April 26, 2009, 07:58:22 am ---I received this email, and I thought of what happened at your workplace Chucky, when your two friends were fired on a conference call.
A fire alarm rang at 4 pm in a large office campus when almost all employees were present ( approx 5,000 people ).
As per past fire-drill practices, the entire office was quickly evacuated within 3 minutes, and all employees gathered outside the complex in designated areas waiting for further announcement.
Before long, the fire drill officer in-charge made the following broadcast over their loud-speakers system :
" My dear colleagues : With sincere regret, I have been asked to announce that for many of you, this will be your last evacuation drill with us. Due to the on-going recession and bad business climate, the company is laying off almost 50% of its staff. So when this announcement finishes, I ask all of you to move back into the building. And if your swipe-card does not work, then it means that you have been laid off, in which case you will not be allowed inside, and all your personal belongings will be couriered to you by tomorrow.
The company is using this innovative, never-before approach as we do not want to choke our email system with lay-off notices and farewell messages going by the thousands, and we also wish to avoid any fighting inside the office and the consequent security issues for all staff.
We hope you have had a rewarding career with us. Now please move back in… and good luck ! "
--- End quote ---
That cannot be for real can it ??
Loved all the photos of the Friday night gathering. It just makes me more fed up that I can't afford to go.
Hope everyone enjoys whatever is left of the weekend. I am of to work in a couple of hours. Still in light of the economic climate, I count myself lucky to have a job.
CellarDweller:
Hiya BetterMost friends!!!!
it's a hot Sunday here in NJ. Hope that everyone is doing well.
CellarDweller:
I searched online about this layoff process, and this is what I found...
http://www.snopes.com/business/consumer/firedrill.asp
Katie77:
Very interesting Chucky.......
Reminds me of many many years ago when I worked for a finance company, and quite a few of the employees came from an opposition finance company.
They all confirmed, that at their previous employer, on many occassions, the big boss would come and visit at several small offices of the company and ask the manager to come for a walk around the block with him. It was on this walk that the big boss would tell the manager that he had been fired.
Everyone was terrified of being asked to go for a walk with the boss.
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