I definitely get the point, and would never do that to someone. Buuuuut … I think I’d personally prefer to be laid off by email simply because if it’s happening they’ve already made up their mind and it’s not like I can talk them out of it. Plus, I wouldn’t have an audience and thus wouldn’t feel the need to pretend not to be super bummed out (or relieved if I hated the job).
Obviously you never know how someone would like to be laid off though, so it’s best to err on following the traditional path. Or if you wanna be insane you could start dropping hints. “Say, Fred, how would you prefer to be laid off? Hypothetically speaking.”
I definitely get the point, and would never do that to someone. Buuuuut … I think I’d personally prefer to be laid off by email simply because if it’s happening they’ve already made up their mind and it’s not like I can talk them out of it. Plus, I wouldn’t have an audience and thus wouldn’t feel the need to pretend not to be super bummed out (or relieved if I hated the job).
Obviously you never know how someone would like to be laid off though, so it’s best to err on following the traditional path. Or if you wanna be insane you could start dropping hints. “Say, Fred, how would you prefer to be laid off? Hypothetically speaking.”