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CEO Jack Dorsey tells workers he’s making it easier to fire them — There are reportedly no more performance improvement plans at Block (www.sfgate.com)

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CEO Jack Dorsey tells workers he’s making it easier to fire them — There are reportedly no more performance improvement plans at Block::Jack Dorsey, CEO of Block and founder of Twitter, reportedly told workers it will now be easier and quicker to fire them.

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[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, it's malevolent. If they fire you "for cause", you don't get unemployment. You don't get a severence package. You aren't treated the same as if you were laid off. It also makes it harder to find new employment as interviewers want to know if you were fired "for cause" or laid off.

[–] samus7070@programming.dev 4 points 11 months ago

The answer is always “laid off”. They don’t usually verify because the former employer will only verify that you worked there and your start and end date. They don’t want to open themselves up to slander lawsuits.