How have you been fired/laid off from a position?

I was recently just let go via a phone call then had to drive in to the office (close to home) to finalize everything. Wondering how others have experienced this particular "action".

What is the worst way to be fired/laid off?

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Mobi85
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Regional Sales Manager
May have forgot an option -

Key Fab no longer lets you in the building and HR/Security meet you at the front door with your box of personal belongs. :)
CuriousFox
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Oh shit Mobi that is bad. Cowards.
Mobi85
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Regional Sales Manager
Didn't happen to me but yes..that would be a rough way to go.
Angusmacg
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Territory Account Mgr.
Yeah..thats bad
antiASKHOLE
Tycoon
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Bravado's Resident Asshole
I have never been fired in my life, but I agree with @LordOfWara text message firing would be terrible. Or maybe a fax, but who does that anymore?
LordOfWar
Tycoon
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Blow it up
How about fired via morse code:

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CuriousFox
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antiASKHOLE
Tycoon
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Bravado's Resident Asshole
Dear God...
LordOfWar
Tycoon
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Blow it up
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CuriousFox
WR Officer
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DECEASED SIR 😆☠🦐
antiASKHOLE
Tycoon
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Bravado's Resident Asshole
best response ever
Skrtskrt
Good Citizen
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AE (Account Executive)
Marty!!!
DungeonsNDemos
Big Shot
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Rolling 20's all day
Can I put "mass group Zoom"? because I think that would be the worst.
Angusmacg
Valued Contributor
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Territory Account Mgr.
Ummm...yeah...that would be awful. I don't think that will ever happen again after Better.com did it.
playerone
Politicker
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Regional Account Executive
GEICO did it to all their franchise owners in California
Gasty
Notable Contributor
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War Room Community Manager
Text. Lol. I'd miss it. Land up at office. And then take the bullet right on the chest like a soldier!

Fortunately, hasn't happened for me.

YET
LordOfWar
Tycoon
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Blow it up
Never been fired, but I would think getting let go via text would be the worst.
jefe
Arsonist
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Hasn't happened, but I voted text because it's straight COLD.
Kosta_Konfucius
Politicker
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Sales Rep
Such a casual way to fire someone
jefe
Arsonist
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Might even be worse than getting dumped via text
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Since I'm remote, I'd expect to be let go by phone call, with instructions on how to send back equipment, etc., being conveyed over email before I was shut down.

Texting would be brutal.

In a room full of other unsuspecting colleagues is brutal too.

Has anybody seen the movie "Up in the Air"?
Mobi85
Politicker
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Regional Sales Manager
Was just thinking of that movie when I saw this. Would hate to have that job of being the grim reaper coming into companies.

Also the move "Office Space" is another good one. The damn Bobs'
Angusmacg
Valued Contributor
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Territory Account Mgr.
Office Space is a classic. Will have to check out Up in the Air
Pachacuti
Politicker
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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
A text would be the worst, but you would of course follow it up with either phone or in person communications. Pretty pathetic though to send a text.
Skol_salesguy
Executive
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Account Director
Coming home from work to a fed ex envelope with severance papers with no notice what’s so ever at the office… I was at a large technology company that laid off entire sales teams that sold a certain product
UpwardOnward82
Personal Narrative
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Intern
Does Zoom count as a phone call? It happened to me twice, via email once, and it sucks in any form.
slaydie
Big Shot
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Account Executive
Text blows my mind here, how does this even happen?
TennisandSales
Politicker
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Head Of Sales
nope. i feel more and more lucky thats the case every day
londoniscoldandwet
Opinionated
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SDR
I’d say Zoom, in your bedroom and then having to send your equipment all back
MROPINION
Good Citizen
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MANAGER
NUNCA ME HA DESPEDIDO

CholulaOriginal
Valued Contributor
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Hot Sauce 6
I was laid off this morning via google meet. Was going to hit quota for the year. Landed our largest clients. I think they just gutted the sales and support to sell the company.
Angusmacg
Valued Contributor
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Territory Account Mgr.
That sucks, Sorry to hear. Best of luck to you in your job search.
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Have you been fired?

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Have you been fired before?
33% Yes, once
14% More than once
53% No
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