Promotions, firings, and layoffs: bearing tidings glad and bad.
Disciplining employees in a proper manner takes great skill and respect for others' feelings; dismissals must be effected for just cause and with objectivity. Conveying good news about promotions or raises is certainly more pleasant, and this must also be handled graciously.
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