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Originally Posted by worth
What kind of business sacks someone in the morning because of budget cuts and then goes to air in the afternoon without a replacement or any sense of knowledge in what they are doing?
If you're going to cut someone, why not keep them on for a couple of weeks and figure something out first, then let them go and go to air with a replacement or some sense of control over the situation.
Everything the Fan 960 has done in the past 5 years with the continual rotation of personalities just screams incompetence. Perhaps this is more of a Rogers issue, but cripes guys, get it together.
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That's pretty standard in the radio business. You don't want to fire a guy then give him two weeks of air time to bad mouth you during his show (and it has happened).
When stations change format, they very often have a big staff meeting on Monday morning and everyone is let go and they use filler for a while until the new format and new on air staff are ready to go.
It's really no different than what most businesses do. You get laid off and given your two weeks notice, but you're walked out the door right away so that you can't perform any sabotage or steal stuff. Most people would be professional about it and not do any damage, but those that would could do a lot of damage in two weeks.