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Zach Holman | Getting Fired | At-will Employment | Performance Improvement Plans | Surprise Firings

Between | Screens Podcast

English - October 13, 2016 04:06 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Show notes: http://betweenscreens.fm/episodes/141/
- What made you write this piece about getting fired?
- What benefits can you see to being more open about firing people?
- What do you think is broken with letting people go?
- What made you appreciate GitHub so much?
- Can you imagine that you might have stayed another 5-10 years?
- Can you explain the concept of “At-will Employment”?
- What are low hanging fruits to fix in the firing process?
- What’s the middle ground between a performance improvement plan and firing fast?

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