http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2011/03/02/5-things-say-just-laid/
Whenever someone just was recently laid off from their job, it is always a sticky situation. The person is almost always upset, and human instinct tells us we should offer encouraging words to them letting them know everything will be all okay. However, in such a sensitive time off a persons life, we may possibly say the wrong thing to them. This article displays a list of 5 things one should not say to a recently laid off worker. In the article, there are common sense phrases that are obvious, such as "What did you do to get fired." I did find a couple interesting phrases they say not to say, like "Don't worry, you'll find a new job in no time." One must be very careful when discussing this with their friend.
I found this fitting in this time because of the high unemployment numbers in this day and age. With numbers creeping around 10%, it is very likely that you know at least one person suffering from unemployment within your group of family and friends. After every phrase and comment, Fox Business offers a different version of the previous statement. I have a hard time believing that people do say these things still, especially in today's environment. Why can't we use more sense in discussing such serious topics? More consideration needs to be involved. The bigger problem is why are we in such a bad position economically where we are forced to have multiple discussions such as this? The question may not be relevant to the blog post, but I am just trying to spark ideas for discussion...
Steven Krygowski
I have never been fired from a job, or really had any conversations with anyone about being fired, so I'm not really sure how I or someone else would react to these statements. However, I have been dumped in a relationship before which I think could be an equally sensitive topic to talk about with people. From that experience, I can say that there were plenty of things that I didn't want to hear so why should the topic of getting fired be any different. To me, time heals all wounds and some things should just be left unsaid.
ReplyDeleteI really think that people just try too hard. If people just said what they thought all the time, then maybe there would not be so much attempting to go around these so called touchy subjects. Lots of people just need to sit back and relax a little bit.
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