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Dubai Rose wrote:Thanks to everyone who responded to my post. Most of the suggestions and comments were helpful and supportive. Greatly appreciated!!

The problem with most employees in this part of the world is that they have invested a lot in their jobs. They’ve traveled great distances to come to a strange land, to work for better wages so that they can provide a better life for themselves and their families back home. It's a big sacrifice for many. Losing their job means losing their dreams for a better future. When a worker loses his or her job in the UAE, their visa is cancelled and they must go back home within a month-- unlike sacked workers in most other counties where they usually find another job without much effort (not now perhaps!). That’s why there is that display of super charged of emotions when they find out about the loss of their job, something which I certainly hate to see or go through.

There is another thing I’ve noticed about some workers esp. from Asia, East Europe and Arabic countries. They take their termination too personally. Not only they get too emotional when told about it, they seem to also get upset and angry. No matter how much I explain the reasons behind the termination, they think I have picked them because I don’t like them. Then they start saying why me, and not so and so who’s worse than me. They also go on listing all the good things they do, or have done, for the company and all the bad things the other employees do, or have done!

Anyway, I don’t have much time to write more right now, but when it’s all over I hope I can report back here, on how everything went.

Again thank you all indeed for the kind responses.

DR

Dubai Rose wrote: That’s why there is that display of super charged of emotions when they find out about the loss of their job, something which I certainly hate to see or go through.

There is another thing I’ve noticed about some workers esp. from Asia, East Europe and Arabic countries. They take their termination too personally. Not only they get too emotional when told about it, they seem to also get upset and angry. No matter how much I explain the reasons behind the termination, they think I have picked them because I don’t like them. Then they start saying why me, and not so and so who’s worse than me. They also go on listing all the good things they do, or have done, for the company and all the bad things the other employees do, or have done!

DR

Dubai Rose wrote:Thanks to everyone who responded to my post. Most of the suggestions and comments were helpful and supportive. Greatly appreciated!!

The problem with most employees in this part of the world is that they have invested a lot in their jobs. They’ve traveled great distances to come to a strange land, to work for better wages so that they can provide a better life for themselves and their families back home. It's a big sacrifice for many. Losing their job means losing their dreams for a better future. When a worker loses his or her job in the UAE, their visa is cancelled and they must go back home within a month-- unlike sacked workers in most other counties where they usually find another job without much effort (not now perhaps!). That’s why there is that display of super charged of emotions when they find out about the loss of their job, something which I certainly hate to see or go through.

There is another thing I’ve noticed about some workers esp. from Asia, East Europe and Arabic countries. They take their termination too personally. Not only they get too emotional when told about it, they seem to also get upset and angry. No matter how much I explain the reasons behind the termination, they think I have picked them because I don’t like them. Then they start saying why me, and not so and so who’s worse than me. They also go on listing all the good things they do, or have done, for the company and all the bad things the other employees do, or have done!

Anyway, I don’t have much time to write more right now, but when it’s all over I hope I can report back here, on how everything went.

Again thank you all indeed for the kind responses.

DR

sunny123 wrote:b like emirates.. ask them to take unpaid leave for 6 months..and if situation improves call them back

michaeldubai wrote:

Dubai Rose wrote: That’s why there is that display of super charged of emotions when they find out about the loss of their job, something which I certainly hate to see or go through.

There is another thing I’ve noticed about some workers esp. from Asia, East Europe and Arabic countries. They take their termination too personally. Not only they get too emotional when told about it, they seem to also get upset and angry. No matter how much I explain the reasons behind the termination, they think I have picked them because I don’t like them. Then they start saying why me, and not so and so who’s worse than me. They also go on listing all the good things they do, or have done, for the company and all the bad things the other employees do, or have done!

DR

Actually, after reading both your posts - I wonder how you got to the "senior" postion - you supposedly are in? by posting on forums such as these?

You obviously lack the maturity to deal with such situations. You ask for advice and then you make a noise about the complaining from certain ethnic groups when people get fired. What do you expect? Flowers and compliments when you take away their only source of income? not much of a smart HOD are you?

You sound like a wimp. You should have been the first one out.

michaeldubai wrote:

Dubai Rose wrote: That’s why there is that display of super charged of emotions when they find out about the loss of their job, something which I certainly hate to see or go through.

There is another thing I’ve noticed about some workers esp. from Asia, East Europe and Arabic countries. They take their termination too personally. Not only they get too emotional when told about it, they seem to also get upset and angry. No matter how much I explain the reasons behind the termination, they think I have picked them because I don’t like them. Then they start saying why me, and not so and so who’s worse than me. They also go on listing all the good things they do, or have done, for the company and all the bad things the other employees do, or have done!

DR

Actually, after reading both your posts - I wonder how you got to the "senior" postion - you supposedly are in? by posting on forums such as these?

You obviously lack the maturity to deal with such situations. You ask for advice and then you make a noise about the complaining from certain ethnic groups when people get fired. What do you expect? Flowers and compliments when you take away their only source of income? not much of a smart HOD are you?

You sound like a wimp. You should have been the first one out.

Tom Jones wrote:

michaeldubai wrote:

Dubai Rose wrote: That’s why there is that display of super charged of emotions when they find out about the loss of their job, something which I certainly hate to see or go through.

There is another thing I’ve noticed about some workers esp. from Asia, East Europe and Arabic countries. They take their termination too personally. Not only they get too emotional when told about it, they seem to also get upset and angry. No matter how much I explain the reasons behind the termination, they think I have picked them because I don’t like them. Then they start saying why me, and not so and so who’s worse than me. They also go on listing all the good things they do, or have done, for the company and all the bad things the other employees do, or have done!

DR

Actually, after reading both your posts - I wonder how you got to the "senior" postion - you supposedly are in? by posting on forums such as these?

You obviously lack the maturity to deal with such situations. You ask for advice and then you make a noise about the complaining from certain ethnic groups when people get fired. What do you expect? Flowers and compliments when you take away their only source of income? not much of a smart HOD are you?

You sound like a wimp. You should have been the first one out.

And you sound like one of those employees who are unhappy miserable losers…

When the boss is nice and caring, he or she is a wimp or a pushover…

And when the boss is tough and mean, he or she is a bastard or a b*tch…

Give me a break man…!!

Tom Jones wrote:And you sound like one of those employees who are unhappy miserable losers…

When the boss is nice and caring, he or she is a wimp or a pushover…

And when the boss is tough and mean, he or she is a bastard or a b*tch…

Give me a break man…!!

Tom Jones wrote: bastard or a b*tch…

rudeboy wrote:

sunny123 wrote:b like emirates.. ask them to take unpaid leave for 6 months..and if situation improves call them back

if someone told me to that i wouldnt risk it. u would have to be a fool to take a leave during the recession. boss am going for work. come back after 2 week u find out u r out of work. i wouldnt advice this.

Dubai Knight wrote:Call them all into a room, say "All those with a job, step forward..."then look at them over the top of your glasses and say "Wrong!!!"

Seriously, you have to stay purely unemotional as it is not a personal thing and is 'purely business'. This can be explained in a letter and on a personal one to one basis and, as long as the exit package is fair, they should see professionalism at all times.



Knight

RobbyG wrote:

Dubai Knight wrote:Call them all into a room, say "All those with a job, step forward..."then look at them over the top of your glasses and say "Wrong!!!"

Seriously, you have to stay purely unemotional as it is not a personal thing and is 'purely business'. This can be explained in a letter and on a personal one to one basis and, as long as the exit package is fair, they should see professionalism at all times.



Knight

What do you consider a 'fair exit package' ?

Any thoughts on that?