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A<\/span>\u00a0recent article in the Wall Street Journal suggests that if your company uses a robot to fire one of your employees\u2014a slowly evolving trend\u2014you’d better make sure the robot isn\u2019t too human about it.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a weird turnaround. I\u2019d always thought that when humans fire people, they tend to act robotic about it\u2014mainly because they\u2019re reading from, or have memorized and are now regurgitating, standard HR language for the task. Example:<\/p>\n FIRER: Doug, I have some news for you. The company has decided to move in a different direction,\u00a0vis a vis<\/em>\u00a0your position.<\/p>\n DOUG: You\u2019re firing me?!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9mZWF0dXJlZF9pbWFnZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7fX0=@” alt=”Edgy Cartoon” title_text=”Kitchen Confidential” show_in_lightbox=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.16″ _dynamic_attributes=”src” width=”80%” width_tablet=”93%” width_phone=”95%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” max_width=”95%” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” border_width_all=”1px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption” _builder_version=”4.19.2″ text_font=”Georgia||on||||||” text_font_size=”14px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-16px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Why, Robot<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.2″ custom_padding=”||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n FIRER: I didn\u2019t say that, Doug. I said the company has decided to\u2014<\/p>\n DOUG: To can my sorry ass! Don\u2019t pretty this up, you, you\u2014you heartless functionary! You impersonal personnel pursed-lip person!<\/p>\n FIRER: Really, Doug, there\u2019s no need to\u2014<\/p>\n DOUG: To what? To act like a guy whose income and ability to take care of his family are being ripped from his very soul?<\/p>\n FIRER: I\u2019m very sorry, Doug. This isn\u2019t personal.<\/p>\n DOUG: What about those sexts you\u2019ve been sending to Doris in accounting? Were those personal?<\/p>\n FIRER: I\u2014I\u2014<\/p>\n DOUG: My first name comes right after Doris\u2019s first name on the company\u2019s email directory. Do you have any idea how many of those sexts you accidentally sent\u00a0me<\/em>, you dumb duck?! Or should I say, \u00a0as you signed your messages, “Your Little Vienna Sausage” or “Your Cunning Linguist” or “Your\u2014”\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.2″ custom_padding=”||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n FIRER (After a brief pause, during which he considers homicide, suicide and finally, join-the-other side<\/em>): I don\u2019t suppose you\u2019d be open to a wage increase, improved major medical, a company car and Doris?<\/p>\n DOUG: May I work from home?<\/p>\n FIRER: Certainly!<\/p>\n DOUG: May I work from\u00a0your<\/em>\u00a0home? It’s much nicer than my home.<\/p>\n FIRER: Yes! Why don’t you leave now and I’ll call my wife and tell her to expect you. And to find us an apartment somewhere.<\/p>\n \u2014So, okay. The Firer proved that he could start out somewhat robotic but when the chips were down, transform into an utter weasel. Now let\u2019s see how an actual robot might handle the same dilemma:<\/p>\n ROBOT: Doug Unit. I have been programmed to terminate you.<\/p>\n DOUG: Terminate\u00a0me<\/em>? You must mean my position.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Adsense Horizontal” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ width=”90%” width_tablet=”90%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”90%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|0px||0px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px||0px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_module=”1433″ saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]