“When we’re doing performance management right, we can often tell within 3 months or less of a sales hire, even during the holidays, whether they’re going to be successful or not.”
“Yes, I see there’s a question?”
“Yes. In that situation when you’re doing performance management right, wouldn’t the ‘sales hire’'s direct manager be aware of them being let go? I mean, also aware of what their performance is and the issue with it, but certainly at a bare minimum be aware they’re getting fired and have some involvement in the firing?”
(slight pause)
“No questions please.”
“Sadly, we don’t hire perfectly…”
I mean, it doesn’t matter. He’s employing vranyo, simply saying something which he knows will not be believed, to people who understand that he himself does not believe it. He simply performs it, then returns to his work unaffected. But remember this when you are putting any form of sincere effort forth on behalf of these companies.
Edit: Actually, I should say: I have no idea what this woman’s actual performance is. For all I know she’s a disaster to work with and there’s a perfectly good reason she was fired. But it’s clear that everyone else in the situation is doing things badly, whereas with her it’s at least an open question.
“The last few days have been a roller coaster and I have been sent more messages and DMs this week than I have probably ever in my life,” she added. “The most incredible outpouring of support has honestly restored my faith in the corporate world.”
But she added that the most common message she’s received is that she is not alone.
“Many people have experienced something shockingly similar,” she wrote. “Cold, unexplainable firing by people they’ve never met - even after years of loyalty for some … Heartbreaking stories of people’s lives suddenly changing with no explanation and just told to ‘deal with it”.”
“Yes. In that situation when you’re doing performance management right, wouldn’t the ‘sales hire’'s direct manager be aware of them being let go? I mean, also aware of what their performance is and the issue with it, but certainly at a bare minimum be aware they’re getting fired and have some involvement in the firing?”
I mean, it doesn’t matter. He’s employing vranyo, simply saying something which he knows will not be believed, to people who understand that he himself does not believe it. He simply performs it, then returns to his work unaffected. But remember this when you are putting any form of sincere effort forth on behalf of these companies.
Edit: Actually, I should say: I have no idea what this woman’s actual performance is. For all I know she’s a disaster to work with and there’s a perfectly good reason she was fired. But it’s clear that everyone else in the situation is doing things badly, whereas with her it’s at least an open question.
I think this part backs up her side of the story.