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I’m not driving 6 hours or flying in to the office to get laid off. Personally I would find that more insulting and a huge waste of time.

As impersonal as it is, virtual is what I’ve signed up for so wouldn’t expect anything different were I to get let go.

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My company just had a round of layoffs. Preceding the actual announcement was an email strongly encouraging everyone to appear for that day (WFH still predominant norm).

All I could think, "Am I going to wake-up early and deal with traffic just so they can fire me to my face?"

Seriously. That's definitely more insulting. "You're going to dance for us in person one last time for no reason except that we want to see your face when we tell you you're fired" feels way more cruel than pulling me into a call and telling me I can immediately open my browser and start looking for another job.