Is it ever okay for a boss to fire an employee by phone?
Just days after Yahoo’s CEO learned by phone that she was fired, our national scientific survey shows most Americans believe it is never right for an employer to fire an employee by phone.
Our poll found 71% said it was wrong for a boss to fire an employee by phone, 19% were okay with a work termination over the phone, and 10% said they had no opinion on the question.
What do you think? Vote in our online poll and comment below.
The scientific Poll Position telephone survey of 1,057 adults nationwide was conducted September 8, 2011 and has a margin of error of ±3%.
The online companion poll in which you can vote provides unscientific results, meaning it’s a tally of participating Poll Position users, not a nationally representative sampling.
Poll Position is committed to transparency and upholding the highest professional standards in its polling, explaining why we provide you with the crosstabs of our scientific polls. Crosstabs provide a breakdown of survey participants by age, race, gender, and political affiliation. Here are the crosstabs for this poll: Poll Position crosstabs – you’re fired 9-8-11.
You can learn more about our polling methodology here.
