⚡️Leadership Coach + Professional Truth Teller 👩🏻💻 Recovering tech exec 🔥 People Strategist 📍Silicon Valley skillstruckstudio.com
STRUCK BY: FLARE UP
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Brittany Pietsch recorded her termination from CloudFlare and posted it to TikTok. It is truly a master class in how not to terminate an employee. As Brittany asks for metrics to explain the missed expectations behind her termination, CloudFlare flat out refuses to provide them. Throughout the meeting, Brittany remains laser focused on data. CloudFlare repeatedly addresses her feelings instead - sticking to their obvious talking points rather than actually engaging with her. Was this a layoff in disguise? Almost certainly. Some of the most golden rules of terminations (that yes, also apply to layoffs) were utterly ignored: the news should be delivered by the direct manager, who is prepared to answer follow-up questions, and treats people respectfully. This is getting depressing. Come on, tech industry. We can do better, right? Right?
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Emily Lerner, skillstruck studio
⚡️Leadership Coach + Professional Truth Teller 👩🏻💻 Recovering tech exec 🔥 People Strategist 📍Silicon Valley skillstruckstudio.com
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