Following a LinkedIn post in which he detailed the fire of an employee, Cap X Media founder and CEO Matthew Baltzell faced substantial reaction online. The article, shared next year, described a short 10- second meeting in which the employee was informed of their termination. Since then, the blog has sparked widespread outcry and censure on social media, with many calling it tone-deaf and indifferent.
Baltzell explained in his blog how the meeting was kept” short and direct,” and that the employee had been given a reference for a future job. He praised the former worker for handling the media with professionalism and elegance.
Baltzell addressed the crew to the staff via Slack after the meeting, stressing that he wanted to keep the details confidential regarding the layoff. He claimed that his method was intended to show his team that they would be treated with respect if they ever had to depart.
The article received mixed emotions on Linked In. While some people commended Baltzell for his vitality, people criticized the article as being out of reach.
One commenter called it “typical LinkedIn drivel,” while another suggested that the CEO does “grow up,” arguing that making for a public statement could lead to more issues.
The reaction intensified when a picture of the article was shared on X, accompanied by the caption:” Think getting fired, heading over to Linked In, and seeing this”. The increasingly negative responses on X paralleled a 2022 event in which the CEO of Hypersocial posted a picture of himself crying after firing hundreds of employees, which also became popular.
X critics argued that making the firing public on social press was incorrect. The last thing a leader would want to do is publish about it online if they were ever forced to fire people, according to one leader. Another post emphasized that true management does not involve exaggerating how well a person handled the employee’s firing, and that Baltzell’s post was “horrifying.”
