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rdouble on April 17, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: I Stand With Trolls

None of these people were fired simply for their Twitter comments. Their employers wanted to let them go but needed an excuse.

michaelochurch on April 17, 2013 [–]

Then those companies are run by idiots.

If you really want to fire someone, swallow your pride and write a decent severance package, but do it same-day. If things are really at that point, then waiting does no good.

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