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by danielmarkbruce 1606 days ago
Why are people so surprised he fired a bunch of people via Zoom? How does one fire people during covid? He wasn't going to call them into the office.

Now, I understand that (at least on the surface) this guy seems like a bad guy, so, sure, give him hell if it's deserved, but why the focus on a zoom firing?

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Yeah, good call.. feel free to remove "Zoom" as you're reading. I agree, it's irrelevant in some aspects, however, i would posit he likened to the idea of Zoom for dismissing his staff, as he could do this without actually looking into the the 'whites of their eyes' while dismissing them.
We can posit all kinds of fanciful things. But without evidence, your supposition has exactly as much weight as the supposition that he did it for COVID safety.

Don't "posit" an emotionally loaded claim without at least some shred of evidence. That's how you get heat, not light.