Boy, we really need to be careful when using idioms around you, Jared. Maybe instead of a usability guru, you should be an attorney, or Fox News reporter.
Nicholas Gould CEO Catalyst Group v: 212.243.7777 x203 f: 646.390.5658 e: ngo...@catalystnyc.com t: twitter.com/nickgould w: www.catalystnyc.com ________________________________________ From: Jared Spool [jsp...@uie.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 4:07 AM To: Nick Gould Cc: disc...@ixda.org Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Dustin Curtis, UX Design, and American Airlines On Nov 24, 2009, at 11:04 PM, Nick Gould wrote: > Fair points, Jared. Although in actual fact, in most states people > can be fired for any or no reason - that's called "employment at > will." There would need to be a process, of course, to validate that > there was no discrimination in the termination and they prefer to > have some kind of paper trail. In this case, it would be a no- > brainer as the employee almost certainly violated company > confidentiality obligations. And, since we're talking about actual fact (versus any other type of fact), most companies have a process to protect them from litigation which involves written warnings, probation periods, and disciplinary reviews. None of this happens quickly. While companies *can* dismiss quickly, if there's no threat of imminent risk, they tend not to, to protect their ass/assets. That's why I find this whole thing suspicious. Jared ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
