Subject: You're Fired

It's comforting to know that the TAMPOA Board is not the only entity whose actions at times seem to be based on lack of forethought. Yesterday, RadioShack Corporation used e-mail to notify 400 or so of its employees that, effective immediately, they had no jobs. What? RadioShack didn't have the time or money for personal phone calls to these workers?

Imagine how you would feel when you sat down with your morning coffee, pulled up your e-mail, and it read: "The work force reduction notification is currently in progress. Unfortunately your position is one that has been eliminated." Apparently RadioShack couldn't imagine how that feels and how tacky it looks.

I'm not sure I want to spend my money with a company that displays such a lack of judgment about its employees' feelings.