Opinion Today: Remote firing tells us what employers really think of workers

Firing employees in person is truly the least you can do. 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But for many of the people affected by those layoffs, the news arrived by other means: an email, from the boss or from H.R. Some were chatty, like [the missive from Jennifer Tejada](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly9naXptb2RvLmNvbS9wYWdlcmR1dHktY2VvLXF1b3Rlcy1tYXJ0aW4tbHV0aGVyLWtpbmctanItbGF5b2ZmLWVtYWlsLTE4NTAwMzkyMzc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAxMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQwNDAmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIzOTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj0-W_12MEGbuZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), the C.E.O. of PagerDuty, who took a few hundred words to get around to the topic at hand (and rounded it out with a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.). Some were abrupt, like [the notifications from Twitter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lmtyb240LmNvbS9uZXdzL3RvZGF5LWlzLXlvdXItbGFzdC13b3JraW5nLWRheS1hdC10aGUtY29tcGFueS10d2l0dGVyLWVtcGxveWVlcy1yZWNlaXZlLWxheW9mZi1lbWFpbC9hbXAvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0MDQwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMzkxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY9Plv9djBBm7mVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that workers were terminated and, effective immediately, locked out of all company systems. [In a guest essay](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8yOS9vcGluaW9uL21hc3MtdGVjaC1sYXlvZmZzLWVtYWlsLWdvb2dsZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0MDQwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMzkxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY9Plv9djBBm7mVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) published this weekend, Elizabeth Spiers argues they all have one thing in common: They maximize the pain for employees while letting managers off the hook. Termination by email ensures that those in positions of power “will not have to face the shock and devastation that people feel when they lose their livelihoods. It also ensures the managers won’t have to weather any direct criticism about the poor leadership that brought everyone to that point.” Elizabeth — a contributing Opinion writer who has weighed in on [the wretched experience of airline travel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8zMC9vcGluaW9uL3NvdXRod2VzdC1ob2xpZGF5LXRyYXZlbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0MDQwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWFyY2hSZXN1bHRQb3NpdGlvbj0xJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIzOTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj0-W_12MEGbuZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), [the challenges of marriage](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8wMy9vcGluaW9uL3RvbS1naXNlbGUtZGl2b3JjZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0MDQwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWFyY2hSZXN1bHRQb3NpdGlvbj0yJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIzOTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj0-W_12MEGbuZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) (for Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen, among others), and [reproductive rights](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8wMy9vcGluaW9uL2Fib3J0aW9uLXJpZ2h0cy13ZWFsdGh5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAxMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQwNDAmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlYXJjaFJlc3VsdFBvc2l0aW9uPTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjM5MTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPT5b_XYwQZu5lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) — has walked the walk. In addition to her [wide-ranging](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vc2xhdGUuY29tL3NlYXJjaD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDA0MCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnE9JTIyYnkrRWxpemFiZXRoK1NwaWVycyUyMiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIzOTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNnc2MudGFiPTAmZ3NjLnE9JTIyYnklMjBFbGl6YWJldGglMjBTcGllcnMlMjImZ3NjLnBhZ2U9MVcDbnl0Qgpj0-W_12MEGbuZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [work](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly9zbGF0ZS5jb20vcG9kY2FzdHMvc2xhdGUtbW9uZXk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAxMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQwNDAmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIzOTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj0-W_12MEGbuZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) as a [journalist](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VhcmNoP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0MDQwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcXVlcnk9JTIyYnkrZWxpemFiZXRoK3NwaWVycyUyMiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIzOTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj0-W_12MEGbuZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), she has been a boss, both in media, as the editor in chief of The New York Observer, and in business, as a digital media strategist. [In the essay](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8yOS9vcGluaW9uL21hc3MtdGVjaC1sYXlvZmZzLWVtYWlsLWdvb2dsZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0MDQwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMzkxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY9Plv9djBBm7mVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), she’s candid about the fact that she has sometimes stumbled when giving an employee bad news. But she’s always insisted it be done face to face. She argues that all employers should do the same, but her reasons might surprise you. It’s as much a matter of self-interest, she says, as kindness — though that counts for a lot, too. 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By Radley Balko](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDEvMjkvb3Bpbmlvbi90eXJlLW5pY2hvbHMtZGVhdGgtcHJvdmVzLXlldC1hZ2Fpbi10aGF0LWVsaXRlLXBvbGljZS11bml0cy1hcmUtYS1kaXNhc3Rlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0MDQwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMzkxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY9Plv9djBBm7mVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDEvMjkvb3Bpbmlvbi90eXJlLW5pY2hvbHMtZGVhdGgtcHJvdmVzLXlldC1hZ2Fpbi10aGF0LWVsaXRlLXBvbGljZS11bml0cy1hcmUtYS1kaXNhc3Rlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0MDQwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMzkxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY9Plv9djBBm7mVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [GUEST ESSAY Violent History Echoes in the Killing of Tyre Nichols Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Memphis father, became the latest Black man to join a horrific line of abuse in the city. By Emily Yellin](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8yOC9vcGluaW9uL3R5cmUtbmljaG9scy1tZW1waGlzLXBvbGljZS12aW9sZW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0MDQwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMzkxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY9Plv9djBBm7mVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8yOC9vcGluaW9uL3R5cmUtbmljaG9scy1tZW1waGlzLXBvbGljZS12aW9sZW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0MDQwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMzkxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY9Plv9djBBm7mVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [GUEST ESSAY Donald Trump Isn’t the Only One to Blame for the Capitol Riot. I’d Know. Only by understanding how the rioters lost faith in government can we figure out how to protect our democracy from future attacks. By James Sasso](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2phbi02LWNvbW1pdHRlZS1yZXBvcnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDA0MCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjM5MTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPT5b_XYwQZu5lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2phbi02LWNvbW1pdHRlZS1yZXBvcnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDA0MCZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjM5MTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPT5b_XYwQZu5lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [EZRA KLEIN How Barnes & Noble Came Back From Near Dead I, for one, am still loyal to my childhood haunt. By Ezra Klein](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8yOC9vcGluaW9uL2Jhcm5lcy1ub2JsZS1hbWF6b24tYm9va3N0b3JlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAxMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQwNDAmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIzOTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj0-W_12MEGbuZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8yOC9vcGluaW9uL2Jhcm5lcy1ub2JsZS1hbWF6b24tYm9va3N0b3JlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAxMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQwNDAmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIzOTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj0-W_12MEGbuZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [GUEST ESSAY It’s Not Going Well for Britain’s New Prime Minister The early signs for Rishi Sunak are not good. 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By Margaret Renkl](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2RlYXRoLWdyaWVmLW1lbW9yeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0MDQwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMzkxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY9Plv9djBBm7mVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2RlYXRoLWdyaWVmLW1lbW9yeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0MDQwJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMzkxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY9Plv9djBBm7mVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-1) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlukTlP0SYaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjAxODEyJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIzMDEzMCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAxMzBXA255dEIKY9Plv9djBBm7mVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [GUEST ESSAY Are French People Just Lazy? 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