One benefit of being fired by email is that it, at least, isn’t followed by the inhuman cackle of a Mephistophelean executive, or the suggestingslide of a .45 caliber pistol slid across the big ebony desk of your firer.
Still, small comfort for some 400 Radio Shack employees who were told by email that their positions were redundant. Employees at the Fort Worth Radio Shack headquarters received messages Tuesday morning that read, “The work force reduction notification is currently in progress. Unfortunately, your position is one that has been eliminated.”
We like to think that the very next sentence was “LOLZORZ!”
Radio Shack Uses E-Mail to Fire Employees [Breitbart]
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I’m sure they could include a sound attachment of evil laughter if they wanted to. Mr. Burns would do it.
You’ve been made redundant. PWNED!!!1111 ROFLCOPTER
Seems most of those laid off were at HQ. I guess I can continue to expect blank stares when I ask for non-cell phone releated purchases.
Classy. Whadda bunch of chickenshits.
Oh No0055!! its teh ROFLCOPTER!!
sux.