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dav/pid-1494 184-dt-content d-5208851 1/courses/BA327 EL SP 2018/wwYD%20Dis %20Board%20Case what would You Do and why-Discussion Topic # 6: What to Say to the Man Let Go? Author Unknown Mary worked as a secretary in a department within a branch of a large corporation. The branch director had decided that the job of her department director, Jim, would soon be discontinued. Although Mary and a few others in her department had this knowledge, Jim did not. For a few weeks, Jim was directed to work on an array of special projects at his home office. In the meantime, an employee from a different department was told to move in to Jim's office. The branch director instructed Mary and other support staff to change Jim's voice mail, move his files out of the office, and erase his name from his assigned parking spot. Mary was told that the human resources department would call Jim to let him know what had taken place. That week Jim called Mary because he could not get into his voice mail. He wanted to know if there were any technical problems. Mary felt torn: should she tell him the truth now or should she rely on human resources staff to tell him? WHAT WOULD YOU DO AND WHY?Explanation / Answer
Mary and the other support staff were instructed that the termination information will be shared by the HR department to Jim. It will be against company’s interests and Mary’s professional ethics that she reveals the termination information to Jim. So, instead of informing Jim about his termination, Mary must contact the HR Department and express the concern that Jim needs to know about his termination asap.
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