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There’s arguably no workplace drama as memorable—or rage inducing—as a horribly executed layoff. (Better.com, anyone?)
Modern-day layoffs aren’t necessarily known for being thoughtful and compassionate. Practices like announcing mass layoff over email and locking employees out of their work computers (or buildings) have become commonplace—much to the ire of workers, who have gone as far as to record and post their layoff experiences to social media.
As layoffs have gradually ticked up this year, employers have had to be even more thoughtful about how such reductions are communicated.
Every organization’s best practices for layoffs will vary. But HR leaders at Starbucks, Eli Lilly,