tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post5627082135946678278..comments2024-03-14T07:32:30.141+09:00Comments on Marketing Japan: Firing People or Getting Fired is Quite the Unpleasant Experiencemike in tokyo rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-50228649224044854852011-12-15T10:41:46.685+09:002011-12-15T10:41:46.685+09:00Good story - I like that you offered them the chan...Good story - I like that you offered them the chance to save the jobs of their comrades, but few people have the balls to sacrifice themselves to save someone else, let a lone two people. People always tend to look out for themselves. <br />You, as the boss, have to do that, too of course... but you also have to look out for the company as a whole. If it fails, then EVERYONE is out of a job. Each year at Rogers (no relation) where I worked for 6 years, there would be the annual blood-letting before Christmas. It didn't matter that my magazine continually made money, but we also had to make sacrifices for the entire magazine group consisting of 8 other magazines (or so). That meant we too lost people from our magazine. Me? Since I make a pittance, I kept my job. Then the magazine was sold... someone wanted us and our other magazines... we even got a bonus this year. First time I've ever got one in 22 years. Sucks to be you today, Mike. But with a tanking economy, your employees should be kissing your butt for allowing them to keep their jobs. Different situations... different outlooks. Hopefully 2012 is better for you. Me? I best hope for more of the same and less of the same.Andrew Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063234777548462157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-71097865102249816772011-12-14T23:06:28.717+09:002011-12-14T23:06:28.717+09:00It depends on how it is done. A good manager (neve...It depends on how it is done. A good manager (never mind leader for now) communicates well enough on a regular basis that nobody would have been too surprised, least of all the contractors that were not being renewed. Not that this is easy. I've failed in the past also.boonoreply@blogger.com