憤怒辭職是一回事。但一位首席執(zhí)行官對這一概念進行了全新的詮釋:憤怒解雇。
總部位于懷俄明州的樂器在線商店Musicians Club的首席執(zhí)行官鮑德溫·奧德森(Baldvin Oddson)通過Slack解雇了90%的員工,即110名員工和自由職業(yè)者中的99人,原因是他們未能參加11月15日(周五)上午8點30分的晨會。
一名前雇員在Reddit的“溫和憤怒”論壇上詳細描述了這一令人震驚的事件,該帖子現已被刪除。原用戶寫道:“我參加了一個實習項目,一個小時后,整個團隊都被解雇了?!?/p>
‘滾出去’
奧德森在全團隊的Slack上寫道:“對于那些今天上午未能出席會議的人士,請將此消息視為正式解雇通知。你們未能遵守協(xié)議,完成合同義務,也未參加應參加的會議。”
奧德森隨后指示所有遠程工作員工退出所有賬戶,歸還公司財產,并認清事實:所有合同都已終止。
“我給過你們機會去改善生活,努力工作,不斷成長。然而,你們卻向我表明,你們并沒有認真對待這一機會,"他繼續(xù)說道。“110人中,只有11人出席了今天上午的會議。只有這11人可以留下。其余員工均已被解雇,馬上滾出我的公司。"
許多被Musicians Club解雇的員工都是無薪遠程兼職人員(工作崗位面向尋求工作經驗的古典音樂專業(yè)學生)。今年早些時候,該公司發(fā)布了一則運營經理職位(無償)的招聘啟事,收到了51名求職者的簡歷。
招聘啟事中提到,該職位將提供“深入了解電子商務運營(這一市場競爭激烈)的機會”,“積累管理和優(yōu)化在線銷售平臺的實踐經驗",以及"在2025年轉為全職有償職位的極高潛力"。
一分錢一分貨
這位前實習生在Reddit上寫道,Musicians Club本質上是一家精益型初創(chuàng)公司,并補充說,奧德森的公司“依賴于那些愿意無償遠程工作的實習生”。
顯然,奧德森收獲的結果與他所支付的薪酬成正比——那些本質上是志愿性質的員工可能不會像那些領取工資和享受福利的員工那樣對自己有相同的高標準要求。
這名實習生寫道:"在公司內部,一種狂熱的氛圍籠罩著每個人。有些員工與首席執(zhí)行官共事多年,卻未曾收到任何關于此類事件的預警。一個突出的問題是,由于所有員工都無償且遠程工作,他們的日程安排各不相同,因此設定一個統(tǒng)一的考勤時間顯得尤為困難,這也是首席執(zhí)行官極為不滿的地方?!?/p>
上周,奧德森在領英(LinkedIn)上就此次事件發(fā)帖回應,既沒有表現出羞愧,也沒有表示道歉。(他的領英資料顯示,他于2022年創(chuàng)立了Musicians Club,同時還在紐約著名的茱莉亞音樂學院擔任小號教師。)
奧德森寫道:"雖然有些人試圖‘取消關注’我,但這完全適得其反。我們的訪問量飆升至超過2萬人次,銷售額創(chuàng)歷史新高,每天都會收到數百份申請。”
“我堅持自己的決定和我們所秉持的價值觀,"他繼續(xù)說道?!敖夤瓦@些員工對我們公司來說是正確之舉,我們比以往任何時候都更加強大。”(奧德森沒有立即回應《財富》雜志的置評請求。)
盡管如此,奧德森的領英個人資料照片還是被隨處可見的紫色“#招聘”橫幅所環(huán)繞。(財富中文網)
譯者:中慧言-王芳
憤怒辭職是一回事。但一位首席執(zhí)行官對這一概念進行了全新的詮釋:憤怒解雇。
總部位于懷俄明州的樂器在線商店Musicians Club的首席執(zhí)行官鮑德溫·奧德森(Baldvin Oddson)通過Slack解雇了90%的員工,即110名員工和自由職業(yè)者中的99人,原因是他們未能參加11月15日(周五)上午8點30分的晨會。
一名前雇員在Reddit的“溫和憤怒”論壇上詳細描述了這一令人震驚的事件,該帖子現已被刪除。原用戶寫道:“我參加了一個實習項目,一個小時后,整個團隊都被解雇了?!?/p>
‘滾出去’
奧德森在全團隊的Slack上寫道:“對于那些今天上午未能出席會議的人士,請將此消息視為正式解雇通知。你們未能遵守協(xié)議,完成合同義務,也未參加應參加的會議。”
奧德森隨后指示所有遠程工作員工退出所有賬戶,歸還公司財產,并認清事實:所有合同都已終止。
“我給過你們機會去改善生活,努力工作,不斷成長。然而,你們卻向我表明,你們并沒有認真對待這一機會,"他繼續(xù)說道?!?10人中,只有11人出席了今天上午的會議。只有這11人可以留下。其余員工均已被解雇,馬上滾出我的公司。"
許多被Musicians Club解雇的員工都是無薪遠程兼職人員(工作崗位面向尋求工作經驗的古典音樂專業(yè)學生)。今年早些時候,該公司發(fā)布了一則運營經理職位(無償)的招聘啟事,收到了51名求職者的簡歷。
招聘啟事中提到,該職位將提供“深入了解電子商務運營(這一市場競爭激烈)的機會”,“積累管理和優(yōu)化在線銷售平臺的實踐經驗",以及"在2025年轉為全職有償職位的極高潛力"。
一分錢一分貨
這位前實習生在Reddit上寫道,Musicians Club本質上是一家精益型初創(chuàng)公司,并補充說,奧德森的公司“依賴于那些愿意無償遠程工作的實習生”。
顯然,奧德森收獲的結果與他所支付的薪酬成正比——那些本質上是志愿性質的員工可能不會像那些領取工資和享受福利的員工那樣對自己有相同的高標準要求。
這名實習生寫道:"在公司內部,一種狂熱的氛圍籠罩著每個人。有些員工與首席執(zhí)行官共事多年,卻未曾收到任何關于此類事件的預警。一個突出的問題是,由于所有員工都無償且遠程工作,他們的日程安排各不相同,因此設定一個統(tǒng)一的考勤時間顯得尤為困難,這也是首席執(zhí)行官極為不滿的地方?!?/p>
上周,奧德森在領英(LinkedIn)上就此次事件發(fā)帖回應,既沒有表現出羞愧,也沒有表示道歉。(他的領英資料顯示,他于2022年創(chuàng)立了Musicians Club,同時還在紐約著名的茱莉亞音樂學院擔任小號教師。)
奧德森寫道:"雖然有些人試圖‘取消關注’我,但這完全適得其反。我們的訪問量飆升至超過2萬人次,銷售額創(chuàng)歷史新高,每天都會收到數百份申請。”
“我堅持自己的決定和我們所秉持的價值觀,"他繼續(xù)說道?!敖夤瓦@些員工對我們公司來說是正確之舉,我們比以往任何時候都更加強大?!?奧德森沒有立即回應《財富》雜志的置評請求。)
盡管如此,奧德森的領英個人資料照片還是被隨處可見的紫色“#招聘”橫幅所環(huán)繞。(財富中文網)
譯者: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.