Vishal Garg looks like he would be a good fit for the Rogers Exec suite...


 

In all honesty, if I were part of a group of 900 getting laid off, I'd rather it be this way. Saves all the dragging it out -- seeing people in and out of HR and reports from other locations, and friends' social posts, wondering if I'm next. Rip the band-aid, please.

Regardless, there aren't many upsides to getting canned.  With a large number of employees in various locations that are getting fired at the same time, maybe a zoom call in a way is less painful. However it certainly gives the feeling of the company being impersonal.  Really depends how the situation is explained and the reasons given.  Also depends on what your severance package is that you are leaving with. 
 
I was in a mass layoff where everyone was just waiting to see who would be called into the office next, one at a time.  That one is like waiting for your own execution, and it was drawn out over the morning.  Being in the bosses office and hearing the lame "as a company, we failed too" speech is also pretty impersonal.  I guess if you had a good relationship with the person letting you go it could be less stressful, but in many cases it is somebody from HR that you likely don't know that is doing the deed.  

And even if you survive the layoffs, it's an uncomfortable, unhappy couple of days/weeks coming into the radio station, office etc. with everyone trying to get used to the changes, not seeing longtime familiar friends and coworkers, maybe adjusting to a new boss, more work and stress, wondering who's next, like lobsters in the seafood tank at a grocery store.
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