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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well why are they firing her?

Must not be government.[/quote]

Cultural fit issues;
Skill no longer fit for Business’ new direction: ie planned to do in house development but decided to outsource;
Found cheaper resources, etc…
It’s not a problem, making a random business decision personal is where the issue is. [/quote]

That's corporate speak for someone in power does not like her. Unless it's a large layoff, these decisions are rarely about business decisions. The hostility shown to OP's colleague, to push her out without having to do the firing, is proof of it.[/quote]

What hostility? OP didn’t really say much.  It might be that [b]the company was protecting itself and it seemed hostile as a result[/b].  That’s where the obliviousness comes in, and is an issue.[/quote]

Again, this is corporate speak for "i want to push someone out". If a junior employee is a business risk (this made me laugh but ok) you fire them on the spot, you don't need the circus of increasing hostility. This circus is reserved for instances when you want someone out but it's not going to be easy or quick, so you make them miserable.

Also, OP has no skin in the game. If increasing hostility is obvious to outsiders like OP, it's probably awful for the recipient.

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