Computer Mediated Communication

Computer Mediated Communication – Video Conference Script: ” You’re Fired”

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Video Call To Be Connected  At 15/11/10 10:30

Employee is expected feed back from your script please take into consideration other outcomes and if confrontation happens terminate call and place under gross misconduct in addition to other reasons of terminating employment contract.

Director:

Hello <First Name> How are you today? is everything okay working from home?

Employee:

Hi James, im fine thankyou and its going well,  is everything okay your end?

Director:

Yes thank you for your concern. Im just calling in to talk about your recent loss of your driving license and inability to attain a new one via the passing of an extended driving test, and how you are coping at home?

Employee:

Oh well erm its going well hopefully i will be able to get a new license in a few months after i have take a retest and i should be passing in that test.

Director:

Ahhh well this has been going on for a long while tho <First Name> and as in your employee contract, we are unable to sustain your employment because of your loss of your driving license as it states in your employee contract without you having a driving license you are unable to do the work that is expected of you meaning it leads to a loss of your employment. (expect confrontation)

Employee:

Im off to pass it next week are you sure you cant wait? and ill promise that i will try and surpass my expected quotas

Director:

Im Sorry, Im not the one who makes the decision just the ones who just relays the information to the employees, if you wish to contest this withdraw of your employment contract please write a formal letter to the head of HR

Thankyou for your many years of service and i am sorry but i have to go now and end this call, sorry for having to give you our bad news

End Call

Computer Mediated Communication – Email : ” You’re Fired”

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Date: 15th November 2010

Dear <First Name.> < Surname> ,

I would like to thank you for your many years of service to our company, and your a great asset to us. You have enabled the business to be awarded contracts and gain profit from various businesses we are involved in. However over recent months the business has come across some unforeseeable circumstances , and during these months we have felt that you are no longer working this a common aim like the rest of your colleagues towards the business mission statement. Your actions have made your colleagues upset and insulted by your actions. In addition to this after your disciplinary hearing for gross misconduct  i regrettably i have to inform you that from Monday 22th November 2010 you will no longer be in employment, all other correspondents from us you will receive in the post including a formal letter  about the end of your contract with us and your p45.

Regards,

James Morris

<Personal Business Title>

<Business Name>

<Address Line 1>

<Town><County>

<PostCode>

<Telephone>

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Computer Mediated Communication- Exercise

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Scenario

You are to write an email and a script for a video conferencing tool for a face to face conversation.

the two scenario’s that you can pick from;

1) You’re Fired

2) It’s over im leaving you

This exercise is to show how the use of emails can be complex and hard to portray meaning, however because of face to face it can be hard depending on the subject as you may not be easy to say what you need to say as you can see the detrimental effects of what you say.

Work For This Exercise:

Email

Video Conferencing Script