Web News: RadioShack Lays Off Employees Via E-Mail

THRiLL KiLL · 30-August-06, 04:00 PM

RadioShack Lays Off Employees Via E-Mail

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Originally Posted by ABC news


	FORT WORTH, Texas Aug 30, 2006 (AP)Ã‚â€” RadioShack Corp. followed through on its announced plans to cut about 400 jobs, but the electronics retailer has been forced on the defensive about its method of notifying laid-off employees by e-mail. Employees at the Fort Worth headquarters received an e-mail Tuesday morning telling them they were being dismissed immediately. "The work force reduction notification is currently in progress," the notice stated. "Unfortunately your position is one that has been eliminated." Company officials had told employees in a series of meetings that layoff notices would be delivered electronically, spokeswoman Kay Jackson said. She said employees were invited to ask questions before Tuesday's notification on a company intranet site. Management experts expressed surprise at RadioShack's use of electronic notification instead of face-to-face meetings with supervisors. Derrick D'Souza, a management professor at the University of North Texas, said he had never heard of such a large number of terminated employees being notified electronically. He said it could be seen as dehumanizing to employees. "If I put myself in their shoes, I'd say, 'Didn't they have a few minutes to tell me?'" D'Souza said. Laid-off workers got one to three weeks pay for each year of service, up to 16 weeks for hourly employees and 36 weeks for those with base bay of at least $90,000, the company said. The company announced Aug. 10 that it would cut 400 to 450 jobs, mostly at headquarters, to cut expenses and "improve its long-term competitive position in the marketplace." RadioShack has also closed nearly 500 stores, consolidated distribution centers and liquidated slow-moving merchandise in an effort to shake out of a sales slump. Sales of cellular phones, a key item for RadioShack, have been disappointing. Last month, the company hired a former Kmart executive, Julian Day, as chief executive, replacing an interim leader who stepped in when the previous CEO quit after admitting lying on his resume. Full Story at Abc News

Monsignor Funkibut · 30-August-06, 06:28 PM

Hell I'd just keep showing up and signing my timesheet. When the boss asked I'd claim I never got a layoff notice. That receipt? Must be a system glitch.

Might squeeze a few more days pay out the Man.

-MF

Pharaoh · 30-August-06, 07:39 PM

That is just LOW. Thats realy the lowest of LOW.

Reverend KWR · 31-August-06, 02:30 PM

WOW! That really sucks. I guess in this age soon divorces will be made over text messaging.
ohh wait, they are already are trying that in some places

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3112151.stm

30-August-06, 06:28 PM		#2 (permalink)
Monsignor Funkibut Master VB Pr'hoe'grammer	Re: Web News: RadioShack Lays Off Employees Via E-Mail Hell I'd just keep showing up and signing my timesheet. When the boss asked I'd claim I never got a layoff notice. That receipt? Must be a system glitch. Might squeeze a few more days pay out the Man. -MF

30-August-06, 07:39 PM		#3 (permalink)
Pharaoh Apex Tech God	Re: Web News: RadioShack Lays Off Employees Via E-Mail That is just LOW. Thats realy the lowest of LOW.

31-August-06, 02:30 PM		#4 (permalink)
Reverend KWR Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme	Re: Web News: RadioShack Lays Off Employees Via E-Mail WOW! That really sucks. I guess in this age soon divorces will be made over text messaging. ohh wait, they are already are trying that in some places http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3112151.stm

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