Email is great for a lot of different communications tasks. Sometimes, I wonder – maybe I should just call that guy. But there are some things we know email is NOT good for and we really don’t have to think about it. I think we can all agree that firing someone by email, for example, is not a good idea. Right? Well… not to the management of RadioShack, which just used email to fire 400 employees.

“The work force reduction notification is currently in progress. Unfortunately your position is one that has been eliminated.”

Those who got this email had a half-hour to clear out.

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