A Cunard news day

[cunardqueen]

A new guy appointed to take the brand Cunard to new audiences around the world....
Quite what these new audiences are is anyones guess
And if the new softs drinks onboard suddenly become Pepsi themed..
http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?c=setreg&region=2&m_id=s~nY!nd~A&w_id=31731&news_id=2021259   


And as a new guy comes in...the olds ones are told to sail away...
http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?c=setreg&region=2&m_id=s~nY!nd~A&w_id=31731&news_id=2021217   

[June Ingram]

Does saying a person has become "redundant" make it less painful than to say "you're fired" ?   

[cunardqueen]

i would think it might depend on which side your viewing it from.

[June Ingram]

Yes, quite right !

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

Does saying a person has become "redundant" make it less painful than to say "you're fired" ?   

As someone who has worked in this area, there is a big difference. Being made redundant means "Your job has disappeared" (i.e. no one else will be given this job), while being fired means "There is something wrong with you or the way you have carried out your job, and we need someone better to take over from you". There is stigma attached to being fired, while being made redundant is sad, but without any fault or stigma.

[June Ingram]

Thanks, Isabelle, for your very good explanation.  However, the redundant person has no job at that point...

[Roy Warrender]

To me the difference is redundancy means being compensated,  being fired means no compensation and I beg to differ that the job disappears in   either case the position is  rename allowing them to employ someone  at a lower wage, that's what happened to me when I was released
Due to Re-organisation,  the employee that filled the renamed position was paid much less than I was to do the same job, it seems the bean counters thought  I was being paid to much

[June Ingram]

Hi Roy - That is too bad that it happened.  And it happens all too frequently.