#workplace-grief

#workplace-grief

Seeing peers lose their jobs has a way of making people weird. It's not much different from grief. When someone loses a loved one, you can almost feel the tension: people fumbling for the right words, hoping not to say something insensitive, then saying something insensitive anyway. "Everything happens for a reason." "They're in a better place." That is, assuming any condolences are shared at all.

Feeling a sudden emotional upheaval upon receiving a performance improvement plan is normal, reflecting a mix of grief and denial that requires thoughtful coping.