#64: Fired by text message
The hi-tech revolution has outstripped management evolution.
In the mid 1980's, a friend of mine and his colleagues at a regional office of a multinational company were fired by fax sent from head office. The company is still a world leader in fax machines and communications technology.
In 2001, I was shown an email in which the owners of an IT company informed employees that their services were no longer required.
And then, in May 2003, many of the 2,000 employees at The Accident Group in England were sacked via a text message on their mobile phones. The text message linked recipients to the following voice message: ‘All staff who are being retained will be contacted today. If you have not been spoken to you are therefore being made redundant with immediate effect.’
From fax to e-mail to instant text message - you’re fired.
I’m james@nonsenseatwork.com
Copyright: 2007 James Henry McIntosh
James can be heard on Public Radio, 88.9 FM WCVE, Richmond VA.
Monday - 7:19am and Saturday - 8:19am
In the mid 1980's, a friend of mine and his colleagues at a regional office of a multinational company were fired by fax sent from head office. The company is still a world leader in fax machines and communications technology.
In 2001, I was shown an email in which the owners of an IT company informed employees that their services were no longer required.
And then, in May 2003, many of the 2,000 employees at The Accident Group in England were sacked via a text message on their mobile phones. The text message linked recipients to the following voice message: ‘All staff who are being retained will be contacted today. If you have not been spoken to you are therefore being made redundant with immediate effect.’
From fax to e-mail to instant text message - you’re fired.
I’m james@nonsenseatwork.com
Copyright: 2007 James Henry McIntosh
James can be heard on Public Radio, 88.9 FM WCVE, Richmond VA.
Monday - 7:19am and Saturday - 8:19am
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