If you learned someone with whom you worked was about to get fired, would you tell him or her?
I thought about this today. What if it was me? Would I want to know? I think if it was someone who was a close friend on the chopping block it would help to know if the decision is a firm decision or if management is just thinking about it and there may still be hope to salvage the job.
I think if I knew for certain it was an unstoppable act, I wouldn't say anything. But if it was an uncertainty, there are risks to telling.
On the one hand, if the person knew, they may be able to step up their production and efforts and try to get back into the good graces of the management. On the other hand, if it isn't a certainty, or if it's misinformation, it could be that to tell might cause undue worry, making the situation worse, not better.
If you did tell, should you come out and just say, what you know? Or should you try to beat around the bush and try to hint that they need to step up their efforts?
What would you do, and how would you go about doing it? Would you tell?
PassionTraveler posted on Dec 12, 2007
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uniquely-ironic said on Dec 13, 2007....
I've been in that situation where they needed to step up or they would get axed. I did talk to them and let them know that I had heard that their performance was being scrutinized and they did improve .... for awhile. Eventually they fell back into the behaviors that got them in that position in the first place and they were let go.Lesson: A warning only does any good if the person really wants to work there. -
beyondtheveil said on Dec 13, 2007....
passion- If it was a certainty, no.
If the person was no more than an acquaintance, probably not because your words may mean little to them.
If it was a friend and their job was in jeopardy, I'd probably discuss with them that fact and then leave it alone.
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cotterall&elaineadams2 said on Dec 13, 2007....
Just stay out of it. -
travelr712 said on Dec 13, 2007....
there's another aspect to this that most people don't think about pt. nowadays, when someone is fired, they are not given two weeks notice, they are escorted immediately out of the building. this is because, for one reason, of the damage they can do to sensative data on the computer networks that they have access to. many times, a person will come back from lunch and try to sign onto their computer only to find out that they've been locked out. then before the realization hits them, security is there to watch them box up their personal effects and escourt them out of the building. it's very impersonal and horrible to the person who's fired, i agree, but it's necessary due to the fact that so many disgruntled employees have deleted entire databases or client lists or sensative correspondence that costs the company hours and money to try to recover, if it's possible at all. so, i would say that even if you did know, you shouldn't tell, because your company might hold you responsible if damage is done for telling your friend. -
evil_twin said on Dec 13, 2007....
I wouldn't say anything about it unless it was like my best friend or something. But if it's just a co-worker, I'd stay out of it. If it's a certainty, then telling them wouldn't help. And if it's not, and it's related to their job performance, they should already realize they're in jeopardy. And if they cared, they'd do something about it on their own. So your best bet is to stand back and let whatever happen, happen.
-evil_twin LA
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lampshade said on Dec 13, 2007....
A close friend of mine did get fired. I didn't know about it before-hand...no one did really, but we all knew it was coming eventually. She was a total waste of space at the company, never did any work she was asked to do. Just sat there all day on the internet. Once she got warned about getting fired I tried to warn her more to change or she'd be gone. I realize she wasn't going to change and I didn't want to be associated with her, so we stopped being friends. And then one day security came and escorted her out of the building. fun times! -
D6fer said on Dec 13, 2007....
no way....wouldn't do it....even if I would want to know if it were me....I wouldn't expect anyone to tell me, and wouldn't hold it against them. -
moyz said on Dec 14, 2007....
I wouldnt tell...what if it doesnt happen....what if they were actually tryna see who spreads gossip at work. what if the person responded harshly and went to ask everyone or made a scene? -
crybabylu said on Dec 18, 2007....
Nope! Never! Don't care who it was, or how close we are..........dee -
sexyhotlady555 said on Dec 19, 2007....
Yes and I have. Only if I felt they hadn't done anything unethical and were trying their best in the company.
If I felt they deserved it, nope.
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