愤怒辞职是一回事。但一位首席执行官对这一概念进行了全新的诠释:愤怒解雇。
总部位于怀俄明州的乐器在线商店Musicians Club的首席执行官鲍德温·奥德森(Baldvin Oddson)通过Slack解雇了90%的员工,即110名员工和自由职业者中的99人,原因是他们未能参加11月15日(周五)上午8点30分的晨会。
一名前雇员在Reddit的“温和愤怒”论坛上详细描述了这一令人震惊的事件,该帖子现已被删除。原用户写道:“我参加了一个实习项目,一个小时后,整个团队都被解雇了。”
‘滚出去’
奥德森在全团队的Slack上写道:“对于那些今天上午未能出席会议的人士,请将此消息视为正式解雇通知。你们未能遵守协议,完成合同义务,也未参加应参加的会议。”
奥德森随后指示所有远程工作员工退出所有账户,归还公司财产,并认清事实:所有合同都已终止。
“我给过你们机会去改善生活,努力工作,不断成长。然而,你们却向我表明,你们并没有认真对待这一机会,"他继续说道。“110人中,只有11人出席了今天上午的会议。只有这11人可以留下。其余员工均已被解雇,马上滚出我的公司。"
许多被Musicians Club解雇的员工都是无薪远程兼职人员(工作岗位面向寻求工作经验的古典音乐专业学生)。今年早些时候,该公司发布了一则运营经理职位(无偿)的招聘启事,收到了51名求职者的简历。
招聘启事中提到,该职位将提供“深入了解电子商务运营(这一市场竞争激烈)的机会”,“积累管理和优化在线销售平台的实践经验",以及"在2025年转为全职有偿职位的极高潜力"。
一分钱一分货
这位前实习生在Reddit上写道,Musicians Club本质上是一家精益型初创公司,并补充说,奥德森的公司“依赖于那些愿意无偿远程工作的实习生”。
显然,奥德森收获的结果与他所支付的薪酬成正比——那些本质上是志愿性质的员工可能不会像那些领取工资和享受福利的员工那样对自己有相同的高标准要求。
这名实习生写道:"在公司内部,一种狂热的氛围笼罩着每个人。有些员工与首席执行官共事多年,却未曾收到任何关于此类事件的预警。一个突出的问题是,由于所有员工都无偿且远程工作,他们的日程安排各不相同,因此设定一个统一的考勤时间显得尤为困难,这也是首席执行官极为不满的地方。”
上周,奥德森在领英(LinkedIn)上就此次事件发帖回应,既没有表现出羞愧,也没有表示道歉。(他的领英资料显示,他于2022年创立了Musicians Club,同时还在纽约著名的茱莉亚音乐学院担任小号教师。)
奥德森写道:"虽然有些人试图‘取消关注’我,但这完全适得其反。我们的访问量飙升至超过2万人次,销售额创历史新高,每天都会收到数百份申请。”
“我坚持自己的决定和我们所秉持的价值观,"他继续说道。“解雇这些员工对我们公司来说是正确之举,我们比以往任何时候都更加强大。”(奥德森没有立即回应《财富》杂志的置评请求。)
尽管如此,奥德森的领英个人资料照片还是被随处可见的紫色“#招聘”横幅所环绕。(财富中文网)
译者:中慧言-王芳
愤怒辞职是一回事。但一位首席执行官对这一概念进行了全新的诠释:愤怒解雇。
总部位于怀俄明州的乐器在线商店Musicians Club的首席执行官鲍德温·奥德森(Baldvin Oddson)通过Slack解雇了90%的员工,即110名员工和自由职业者中的99人,原因是他们未能参加11月15日(周五)上午8点30分的晨会。
一名前雇员在Reddit的“温和愤怒”论坛上详细描述了这一令人震惊的事件,该帖子现已被删除。原用户写道:“我参加了一个实习项目,一个小时后,整个团队都被解雇了。”
‘滚出去’
奥德森在全团队的Slack上写道:“对于那些今天上午未能出席会议的人士,请将此消息视为正式解雇通知。你们未能遵守协议,完成合同义务,也未参加应参加的会议。”
奥德森随后指示所有远程工作员工退出所有账户,归还公司财产,并认清事实:所有合同都已终止。
“我给过你们机会去改善生活,努力工作,不断成长。然而,你们却向我表明,你们并没有认真对待这一机会,"他继续说道。“110人中,只有11人出席了今天上午的会议。只有这11人可以留下。其余员工均已被解雇,马上滚出我的公司。"
许多被Musicians Club解雇的员工都是无薪远程兼职人员(工作岗位面向寻求工作经验的古典音乐专业学生)。今年早些时候,该公司发布了一则运营经理职位(无偿)的招聘启事,收到了51名求职者的简历。
招聘启事中提到,该职位将提供“深入了解电子商务运营(这一市场竞争激烈)的机会”,“积累管理和优化在线销售平台的实践经验",以及"在2025年转为全职有偿职位的极高潜力"。
一分钱一分货
这位前实习生在Reddit上写道,Musicians Club本质上是一家精益型初创公司,并补充说,奥德森的公司“依赖于那些愿意无偿远程工作的实习生”。
显然,奥德森收获的结果与他所支付的薪酬成正比——那些本质上是志愿性质的员工可能不会像那些领取工资和享受福利的员工那样对自己有相同的高标准要求。
这名实习生写道:"在公司内部,一种狂热的氛围笼罩着每个人。有些员工与首席执行官共事多年,却未曾收到任何关于此类事件的预警。一个突出的问题是,由于所有员工都无偿且远程工作,他们的日程安排各不相同,因此设定一个统一的考勤时间显得尤为困难,这也是首席执行官极为不满的地方。”
上周,奥德森在领英(LinkedIn)上就此次事件发帖回应,既没有表现出羞愧,也没有表示道歉。(他的领英资料显示,他于2022年创立了Musicians Club,同时还在纽约著名的茱莉亚音乐学院担任小号教师。)
奥德森写道:"虽然有些人试图‘取消关注’我,但这完全适得其反。我们的访问量飙升至超过2万人次,销售额创历史新高,每天都会收到数百份申请。”
“我坚持自己的决定和我们所秉持的价值观,"他继续说道。“解雇这些员工对我们公司来说是正确之举,我们比以往任何时候都更加强大。”(奥德森没有立即回应《财富》杂志的置评请求。)
尽管如此,奥德森的领英个人资料照片还是被随处可见的紫色“#招聘”横幅所环绕。(财富中文网)
译者:中慧言-王芳
Rage quitting is one thing. But one CEO has introduced a new spin on the concept: rage firing.
Baldvin Oddson, CEO of a Wyoming-based musical-instrument online storefront, the Musicians Club, fired 90% of his staff—99 out of 110 employees and freelancers—via Slack message for missing just one morning meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Fri., Nov. 15.
One former employee detailed the shocking event in a now-deleted post on Reddit’s “mildlyinfuriating“ forum. “I joined an internship, and an hour later, the entire team got fired,” the original user wrote.
‘Get the f–k out’
“For those of you who did not show up to the meeting this morning, consider this your official notice: you’re all fired,” Oddson wrote in the all-team Slack. “You failed to do what you agreed to, you failed to complete your part of the contract, and you failed to show up for the meetings you were supposed to attend and work for.”
Oddson then instructed the group, who all work remotely, to sign out from all accounts, return any company property, and consider any contracts terminated.
“I gave you an opportunity to make your life better, to work hard, and to grow. Yet, you have shown me that you don’t take this seriously,” he went on. “Out of 110 people, only 11 were present this morning. Those 11 get to stay. The rest of you are terminated. Get the f–k out of my business right now.”
Many workers fired from the Musicians Club were unpaid remote part-timers (jobs are marketed toward classical music students looking for work experience). A job listing from earlier this year for an unpaid operations manager role with the company received 51 applicants.
The listing said the job would provide “in-depth understanding of e-commerce operations within a competitive market,” “practical experience in managing and optimizing online sales platforms,” and a “high potential for full-time paid conversion in 2025.”
You get what you pay for
The Musicians Club is essentially a lean startup, the former intern wrote on Reddit, adding that Oddson’s company “relies on remote interns” willing to work for free.
Evidently, Oddson got what he paid for—workers who are essentially volunteering likely don’t hold themselves to the same standards as those with a salary and benefits.
“Internally, everyone was put into a frenzy,” the intern wrote. “There were some workers that had worked with the CEO for literal years and had no warning about something like this. A big problem was that because all of the workers are unpaid and remote, they all had different schedules, so apparently it was difficult to set a specific time for attendance, which was what the CEO was so mad about.”
For his part, Oddson posted about the event on LinkedIn with neither shame nor apology last week. (His LinkedIn shows that he founded the Musicians Club in 2022, and also teaches trumpet at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York.)
“While some attempted to ‘cancel’ me, it has completely backfired,” Oddson wrote. “Our traffic has surged to over 20,000 views, sales are at an all-time high, and we’re receiving hundreds of applications daily.”
“I stand by my decisions and the values we uphold,” he went on. “Firing those individuals was the right move for our organization, and we are stronger than ever.” (Oddson didn’t immediately respond to Fortune’s request for comment.)
Even so, Oddson’s LinkedIn profile picture is framed by the ubiquitous purple #HIRING banner.